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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Those Texans who give freely of their time and |
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| 6 | 7 | | talents to benefit the larger community make the world a better |
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| 7 | 8 | | place through their actions and their example, and Ray and Zoie |
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| 8 | 9 | | White of Amarillo are two such individuals; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Dedicated members of the Amarillo Downtown Lions |
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| 10 | 11 | | Club, this husband and wife duo have served as Guiding Lions for the |
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| 11 | 12 | | Borger Lions Club for the past two years, and they have each held a |
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| 12 | 13 | | number of other leadership roles with Lions Clubs International; |
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| 13 | 14 | | and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, A former president of the Amarillo Area Law |
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| 15 | 16 | | Enforcement Lions Club, Zoie White was named governor of the Lions |
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| 16 | 17 | | Clubs of Texas District 2-T1 in 2010 after rising through the |
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| 17 | 18 | | organization's ranks; she also served three consecutive terms as |
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| 18 | 19 | | the district's extension chair, during which time she chartered |
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| 19 | 20 | | three new local clubs, and she has played an instrumental role in |
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| 20 | 21 | | commemorating the 100th anniversary of Lions Clubs International as |
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| 21 | 22 | | the district centennial coordinator; she is the recipient of the Ed |
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| 22 | 23 | | Flood Award and two International Presidential Awards; and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Ray White is a two-time president of the Amarillo |
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| 24 | 25 | | Downtown Lions Club, and he has also contributed to the club as its |
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| 25 | 26 | | bulletin editor; he was a member of the board of the High Plains Eye |
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| 26 | 27 | | Bank for eight consecutive years and has held numerous positions |
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| 29 | 29 | | level; he has been honored with the Ed Flood Award, three |
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| 30 | 30 | | International Presidential Awards, and an International Guiding |
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| 31 | 31 | | Lion Award, and he is a 2017 Texas Lions Hall of Fame inductee; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | WHEREAS, Ray and Zoie White have devoted themselves to making |
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| 33 | 33 | | a meaningful difference through their involvement with Lions Clubs |
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| 34 | 34 | | International, and they are indeed deserving of recognition for |
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| 35 | 35 | | their myriad achievements; now, therefore, be it |
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| 36 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 37 | 37 | | Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend Ray and Zoie White |
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| 38 | 38 | | on their service to Lions Clubs International and extend to them |
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| 39 | 39 | | sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 40 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 41 | 41 | | prepared for Mr. and Mrs. White as an expression of high regard by |
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| 42 | 42 | | the Texas House of Representatives. |
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