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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Stanley Lamb farm has been an integral part of |
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| 6 | 7 | | the farming community in the Texas Panhandle for more than a |
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| 7 | 8 | | century; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Located near Groom, the Stanley Lamb farm traces its |
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| 9 | 10 | | origins to 1919, when Jesse and Eva Hunt moved from Missouri to |
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| 10 | 11 | | Texas and purchased 60 acres of land, followed by an additional |
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| 11 | 12 | | acquisition of 160 acres; in January 1930, Mr. Hunt sold the |
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| 12 | 13 | | original 60 acres to his daughter and son-in-law, Stella Hunt Lamb |
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| 13 | 14 | | and Ernest Lamb; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Ernest Lamb subsequently bought a house and moved it |
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| 15 | 16 | | from the community of Rockledge to the farm; facing Route 66, the |
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| 16 | 17 | | structure became the new home for a growing family, with Mr. Lamb |
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| 17 | 18 | | adding on a kitchen, dining room, washroom, and bathroom; in time, |
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| 18 | 19 | | he planted seven elm trees in honor of the seven children that he |
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| 19 | 20 | | and his wife raised; and |
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| 20 | 21 | | WHEREAS, The farm was conveyed to Stella Hunt Lamb when her |
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| 21 | 22 | | husband passed away in 1966; the couple's son Stanley Lamb |
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| 22 | 23 | | purchased the property in February 1975, nearly a year after his |
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| 23 | 24 | | mother's death, and he and his family worked the land; today, the |
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| 24 | 25 | | farm continues to produce wheat, and the old house, which is still |
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| 25 | 26 | | standing, holds the memories of many happy family occasions and of |
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| 26 | 27 | | the strength and fortitude that was required to endure such |
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| 27 | 28 | | hardships as the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, The Stanley Lamb farm has been owned and operated by |
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| 29 | 30 | | the same family for over 100 years, and the family is indeed |
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| 30 | 31 | | deserving of recognition for helping to carry forward the rich and |
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| 31 | 32 | | important agricultural tradition of the Lone Star State; now, |
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| 32 | 33 | | therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 34 | 35 | | Legislature hereby honor the Lamb family for its enduring |
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| 35 | 36 | | involvement in Texas farming and extend to its members sincere best |
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| 36 | 37 | | wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 37 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 38 | 39 | | prepared for the Lamb family as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 39 | 40 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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