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| 2 | 2 | | By: Hughes S.C.R. No. 51 |
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| 5 | 5 | | CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Shawn Kennington concluded his tenure as mayor of |
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| 7 | 7 | | Pittsburg in 2019, having served the city and its residents with |
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| 8 | 8 | | distinction for 13 years; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, A Pittsburg native, Mr. Kennington graduated from |
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| 10 | 10 | | Pittsburg High School and the Dallas Institute of Funeral Service |
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| 11 | 11 | | before beginning his career with Erman Smith Funeral Home in 1994; |
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| 12 | 12 | | his civic involvement has included eight years on the city's |
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| 13 | 13 | | Planning and Zoning Committee, and he also shared his expertise |
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| 14 | 14 | | with Northeast Texas Community College in 2016 and 2017 as a member |
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| 15 | 15 | | of an advisory committee focused on the college's funeral service |
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| 16 | 16 | | education program; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, In addition to his work as mayor, Mr. Kennington |
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| 18 | 18 | | served as a deputy constable for Camp County for three and a half |
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| 19 | 19 | | years before embarking on a new role as constable on March 1, 2019; |
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| 20 | 20 | | he is a member of the Rotary Club of Pittsburg, the Texas Heritage |
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| 21 | 21 | | Museum, and the board of the Northeast Texas Rural Heritage Center |
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| 22 | 22 | | and Museum, and he is an active member of the congregation at Greer |
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| 23 | 23 | | Boulevard Church of Christ; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Kennington enjoys the love and support of his |
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| 25 | 25 | | wife of 22 years, Amy Kennington, and they take great pride in their |
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| 26 | 26 | | two daughters, Payton and Chloe; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Shawn Kennington demonstrated exceptional |
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| 28 | 28 | | dedication and leadership in guiding Pittsburg's city government, |
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| 29 | 29 | | and he may reflect with well-deserved satisfaction on his many |
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| 30 | 30 | | contributions as he assumes his new responsibilities as Camp County |
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| 31 | 31 | | constable; now, therefore, be it |
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| 32 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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| 33 | 33 | | hereby honor Shawn Kennington for his service as mayor of Pittsburg |
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| 34 | 34 | | and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be |
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| 35 | 35 | | it further |
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| 36 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 37 | 37 | | prepared for Mr. Kennington as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 38 | 38 | | Texas House of Representatives and Senate. |
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