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| 2 | 2 | | By: Leo-Wilson H.R. No. 2178 |
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| 5 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Tom Schwenk, a broker and owner of Coldwell Banker |
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| 7 | 7 | | TGRE in Galveston, was inducted into the Realtor Political Action |
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| 8 | 8 | | Committee (RPAC) Hall of Fame at the REALTORS Legislative Meetings, |
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| 9 | 9 | | which took place in Washington, D.C., from May 6-11, 2023; and |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, The RPAC Hall of Fame recognizes Realtors who have |
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| 11 | 11 | | made significant contributions to the organization over the course |
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| 12 | 12 | | of their careers; this marks Mr. Schwenk's second time being |
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| 13 | 13 | | inducted into the RPAC Hall of Fame, having previously received |
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| 14 | 14 | | this honor in 2018; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, After retiring as the vice president of sales and |
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| 16 | 16 | | marketing for a home furnishings company, Mr. Schwenk earned his |
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| 17 | 17 | | real estate license in 2003; he founded Coldwell Banker TGRE five |
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| 18 | 18 | | years ago and now has 16 team members in his office; furthermore, he |
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| 19 | 19 | | is a successful residential and commercial leasing agent and |
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| 20 | 20 | | property manager; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Schwenk has served as the political involvement |
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| 22 | 22 | | chair for Texas Realtors, a role in which he has dedicated himself |
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| 23 | 23 | | to protecting the rights of Texas property owners; he was |
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| 24 | 24 | | previously president of the Galveston Association of Realtors, |
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| 25 | 25 | | which named him its Realtor of the Year in 2015; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Actively involved in his community, Mr. Schwenk is a |
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| 27 | 27 | | former chair of the Landmark Commission for the City of Galveston, |
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| 28 | 28 | | as well as a former president of the Galveston Historical |
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| 29 | 29 | | Foundation; moreover, he has been named a Paul Harris Fellow of the |
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| 30 | 30 | | Rotary Club of Galveston Island, and he currently volunteers his |
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| 31 | 31 | | time as vice chair of the Galveston College Foundation and as a |
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| 32 | 32 | | board member for the Resource & Crisis Center of Galveston County; |
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| 33 | 33 | | and |
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| 34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, In recognition of his generous support for |
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| 35 | 35 | | charitable causes and historical preservation efforts, Mr. Schwenk |
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| 36 | 36 | | has received such accolades as a 2019 Service Award from the |
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| 37 | 37 | | Galveston Island Nature Tourism Council and a 2018 Vic Pierson |
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| 38 | 38 | | Award from the Galveston Regional Chamber of Commerce, which also |
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| 39 | 39 | | honored him as a Community Hero in 2017; and |
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| 40 | 40 | | WHEREAS, Tom Schwenk has earned the respect and admiration of |
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| 41 | 41 | | his fellow citizens and his peers in the real estate industry, and |
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| 42 | 42 | | he may indeed reflect with pride on his wide-ranging |
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| 43 | 43 | | accomplishments; now, therefore, be it |
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| 44 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 45 | 45 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Tom Schwenk on his induction into |
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| 46 | 46 | | the RPAC Hall of Fame and extend to him sincere best wishes for the |
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| 47 | 47 | | future; and, be it further |
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| 48 | 48 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 49 | 49 | | prepared for Mr. Schwenk as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 50 | 50 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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