| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2234 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Gary R. Pedigo of Denison is retiring as chair of the |
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| 6 | 6 | | Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen's Texas State |
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| 7 | 7 | | Legislative Board on May 31, 2023, following a noteworthy |
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| 8 | 8 | | eight-year tenure in office and a railroad career spanning more |
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| 9 | 9 | | than four decades; and |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, A Sherman native, Mr. Pedigo graduated from Denison |
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| 11 | 11 | | High School; he was hired in 1977 as a brakeman by the |
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| 12 | 12 | | Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, often called the Katy Railroad; on |
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| 13 | 13 | | the first day of 1979, he joined BLET Division 177 in Denison, and |
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| 14 | 14 | | that same year he was promoted to engineer; he was employed as a |
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| 15 | 15 | | locomotive engineer by Union Pacific Railroad from 1989 until 2023; |
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| 16 | 16 | | and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Pedigo has served Division 177 as local chair |
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| 18 | 18 | | and legislative representative throughout his career, and in 2011 |
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| 19 | 19 | | he became second vice chair of the BLET Texas State Legislative |
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| 20 | 20 | | Board; he was elected chair by acclamation in 2015, and he easily |
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| 21 | 21 | | won a second term four years later; at the Fifth National Convention |
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| 22 | 22 | | in October 2022, he served as National Division chaplain; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Pedigo is supported by the |
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| 24 | 24 | | love and encouragement of his wife, Brenda, and their two children, |
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| 25 | 25 | | Whitney and Trey; retirement will allow him to be a "full-time |
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| 26 | 26 | | Poppa" to his three grandchildren, and he is also looking forward to |
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| 27 | 27 | | working on his farm and playing golf; and |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Gary Pedigo has distinguished himself through his |
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| 29 | 29 | | outstanding tenure as chair of the BLET Texas State Legislative |
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| 30 | 30 | | Board and through his decades of service to Division 177, and he may |
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| 31 | 31 | | indeed reflect with pride on his contributions as he embarks on the |
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| 32 | 32 | | next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 34 | 34 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Gary R. Pedigo on his retirement as |
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| 35 | 35 | | chair of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen's |
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| 36 | 36 | | Texas State Legislative Board and extend to him sincere best wishes |
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| 37 | 37 | | for continued happiness; and, be it further |
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| 38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 39 | 39 | | prepared for Mr. Pedigo as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 40 | 40 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 41 | 41 | | Turner |
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| 42 | 42 | | ______________________________ |
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| 43 | 43 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 44 | 44 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2234 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 45 | 45 | | 29, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 46 | 46 | | ______________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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