| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 756 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, James Greer retired from the Harrison County |
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| 3 | 3 | | Commissioner's Court on December 31, 2016, concluding an |
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| 4 | 4 | | exemplary tenure in office that spanned 17 years; and |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, First elected in 2000, Mr. Greer served his |
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| 6 | 6 | | constituents with skill and dedication, demonstrating a strong |
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| 7 | 7 | | commitment to transparency, responsiveness, and professionalism; |
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| 8 | 8 | | he worked tirelessly in behalf of numerous important initiatives, |
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| 9 | 9 | | including the restoration of the historic courthouse and the |
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| 10 | 10 | | construction of a 200-bed jail; the commissioners amassed a |
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| 11 | 11 | | sizable general fund balance to cover county operations during |
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| 12 | 12 | | lean times, and they oversaw improvements to the Road and Bridge |
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| 13 | 13 | | Department and to the sheriff's fleet of vehicles; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, For 30 years, Mr. Greer was an educator with |
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| 15 | 15 | | Hallsville public schools, where he taught Texas history, served |
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| 16 | 16 | | as head coach for all sports, and eventually rose to become a |
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| 17 | 17 | | principal; a graduate of Hallsville High School, he attended |
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| 18 | 18 | | Baylor University and Stephen F. Austin State University, and |
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| 19 | 19 | | after being named an All-American football player in both high |
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| 20 | 20 | | school and college, he was drafted by the Cleveland Browns; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, James Greer's significant contributions have |
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| 22 | 22 | | helped make Harrison County an even better place in which to live |
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| 23 | 23 | | and work, and he may take justifiable pride in his outstanding |
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| 24 | 24 | | record of achievement; now, therefore, be it |
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| 25 | 25 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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| 26 | 26 | | Legislature, hereby honor James Greer for his service as a |
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| 27 | 27 | | Harrison County commissioner and extend to him sincere best |
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| 28 | 28 | | wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 29 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 30 | 30 | | Mr. Greer as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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| 31 | 31 | | Hughes |
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| 32 | 32 | | ________________________________ |
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| 33 | 33 | | President of the Senate |
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| 34 | 34 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 35 | 35 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 36 | 36 | | the Senate on May 10, 2017. |
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| 37 | 37 | | ________________________________ |
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| 38 | 38 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 39 | 39 | | ________________________________ |
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| 40 | 40 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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