| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1265 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Ray Raymond is retiring from the Trinity Valley |
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| 6 | 6 | | Community College Board of Trustees in 2023, drawing to a close more |
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| 7 | 7 | | than two decades of exemplary service to the institution; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, A former student at TVCC, Mr. Raymond has served as |
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| 9 | 9 | | president of the college's board for eight years; under his |
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| 10 | 10 | | leadership, the board has ably met its many responsibilities, which |
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| 11 | 11 | | include defining the vision of the college, serving as a liaison |
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| 12 | 12 | | between the campus and the community, and setting policies; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Raymond has further contributed to his fellow |
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| 14 | 14 | | citizens through his involvement with the Kaufman County Children's |
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| 15 | 15 | | Shelter, Single Appraisal District Board, and Committee on Aging, |
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| 16 | 16 | | as well as the Kaufman Presbyterian Hospital board and Economic |
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| 17 | 17 | | Development Corporation; he also played an instrumental role in |
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| 18 | 18 | | establishing the Kaufman County Solid Waste Management |
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| 19 | 19 | | Cooperative, Leadership Council, and Veterans' Memorial Park; he |
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| 20 | 20 | | was named the 1996 Citizen of the Year by the Kaufman Chamber of |
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| 21 | 21 | | Commerce, and he received the prestigious American FFA Degree from |
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| 22 | 22 | | the National FFA Organization; sustained by his deep faith, he is a |
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| 23 | 23 | | longtime member of First Baptist Church; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Now retired, Mr. Raymond enjoyed a rewarding career |
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| 25 | 25 | | with Kaufman County Electric Cooperative, Inc., which he served as |
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| 26 | 26 | | general manager for three decades; his many achievements in that |
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| 27 | 27 | | role included overseeing a merger to form Trinity Valley Electric |
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| 28 | 28 | | Cooperative, Inc., and along the way, he organized Rayburn Electric |
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| 29 | 29 | | Cooperative in Rockwall and served on the Texas Electric |
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| 30 | 30 | | Cooperatives Board as well as Southwestern Power Administration's |
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| 31 | 31 | | Seven State Committee; a proud veteran, he was a member of the 49th |
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| 32 | 32 | | Armored Division, which was mobilized during the Berlin Crisis in |
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| 33 | 33 | | 1961; and |
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| 34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Ray Raymond's dedication, hard work, and commitment |
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| 35 | 35 | | to excellence have greatly benefited the mission of Trinity Valley |
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| 36 | 36 | | Community College and earned him the respect and admiration of the |
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| 37 | 37 | | campus's faculty, staff, and students, and he may indeed reflect |
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| 38 | 38 | | with pride on his many contributions; now, therefore, be it |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 40 | 40 | | Legislature hereby commend Ray Raymond for his many years of |
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| 41 | 41 | | service on the Trinity Valley Community College Board of Trustees |
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| 42 | 42 | | and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it |
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| 43 | 43 | | further |
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| 44 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 45 | 45 | | prepared for Mr. Raymond as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 46 | 46 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 47 | 47 | | Bell of Kaufman |
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| 48 | 48 | | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 50 | 50 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1265 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 51 | 51 | | 6, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 52 | 52 | | ______________________________ |
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| 53 | 53 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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