88R9375 CW-D
By: Herrero H.R. No. 2356
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Jimmy and Betty McCain of Calallen have received
well-deserved recognition with the dedication of the 2023 Nueces
County Junior Livestock Show in their honor; and
WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. McCain are being recognized at the
Nueces County Junior Livestock Show for their decades of volunteer
service in support of the local 4-H and FFA club members who
participate in the competition; and
WHEREAS, Jimmy McCain first became involved with the junior
livestock show nearly 75 years ago, when he was nine years old and
raising his first show pig as a member of the Banquete 4-H Club;
during his high school years with the Banquete FFA chapter, he
exhibited capons in the poultry division, securing grand champion
honors in 1953 and 1954; as a young adult, he helped conduct the
show as a volunteer, and he later served the stock show association
as general livestock superintendent and swine committee chair; and
WHEREAS, Betty McCain has also provided innumerable hours of
volunteer work to the livestock show; for years, she was the records
clerk for the swine division, and over the course of four decades,
she and her husband lent their time and talent to the swine
committee; Mrs. McCain even found time to prepare hot lunches for
committee members on show days, and she was the hit of the 50th
anniversary livestock show almost 40 years ago when she appeared in
full costume as a fictitious show queen; and
WHEREAS, In the late 1990s, Mr. and Mrs. McCain were
recruited to serve on the swine committee at the San Antonio Stock
Show and Rodeo, which oversees one of the largest swine shows in the
nation; Mr. McCain co-chaired the committee for five years while
continuing to support the Nueces County swine show; and
WHEREAS, Jimmy and Betty McCain have made a positive
difference in the lives of countless young Texans through their
efforts in behalf of the Nueces County Junior Livestock Show, and it
is truly a pleasure to commend them for their contributions; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Jimmy and Betty McCain on the
dedication of the 2023 Nueces County Junior Livestock Show in their
honor and extend to the couple sincere appreciation for their many
years of service; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. and Mrs. McCain as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.