| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 12 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The prosperity of the Lone Star State has been |
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| 3 | 3 | | greatly influenced by family farming and ranching, and Jana Beth |
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| 4 | 4 | | Johnson and Mary Sue Klein of Clay County have been officially |
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| 5 | 5 | | recognized as heirs to this proud tradition with the acceptance |
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| 6 | 6 | | of the Gray Wynn Klein Ranch into the state's Family Land |
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| 7 | 7 | | Heritage Program in 2023; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Sponsored by the Texas Department of Agriculture, |
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| 9 | 9 | | this program honors farms and ranches that have been in |
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| 10 | 10 | | continuous agricultural operation by the same family for a |
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| 11 | 11 | | century or more; established in 1873, the Gray Wynn Klein Ranch |
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| 12 | 12 | | is currently owned and operated by Ms. Johnson and Ms. Klein, the |
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| 13 | 13 | | great-great-grandchildren of the ranch's founders, Christian and |
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| 14 | 14 | | Lucy Sanzenbacher; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Christian and Lucy Sanzenbacher joined Johann |
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| 16 | 16 | | "Uncle John" Sanzenbacher in southern Clay County in 1873 and |
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| 17 | 17 | | subsequently began raising cattle; in 1921, the land and the herd |
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| 18 | 18 | | that the couple had accumulated were split among their seven |
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| 19 | 19 | | living children, including their daughter Ida and her husband, |
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| 20 | 20 | | Fred Wynn, who acquired the family's horned Hereford cattle; Ida |
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| 21 | 21 | | and Fred Wynn named their operation Wynn Ranch, and in the |
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| 22 | 22 | | decades since, five generations of the family have worked |
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| 23 | 23 | | together to maintain the land; Ms. Johnson and Ms. Klein assumed |
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| 24 | 24 | | ownership in 2013 following the passing of their mother, Cheryl |
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| 25 | 25 | | Klein, and today, they continue to oversee the ranch's cattle and |
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| 26 | 26 | | hay operation; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, In preserving their property as a working ranch, |
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| 28 | 28 | | Jana Beth Johnson and Mary Sue Klein are making their own |
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| 29 | 29 | | contribution to their family's legacy, and it is indeed fitting |
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| 30 | 30 | | that they be honored for their outstanding stewardship; now, |
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| 31 | 31 | | therefore, be it |
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| 32 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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| 33 | 33 | | Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Jana Beth |
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| 34 | 34 | | Johnson and Mary Sue Klein on the induction of the Gray Wynn Klein |
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| 35 | 35 | | Ranch into the Texas Department of Agriculture Family Land |
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| 36 | 36 | | Heritage Program and extend to them sincere best wishes for the |
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| 37 | 37 | | future; 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 Ms. Johnson and Ms. Klein as an expression of high |
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| 40 | 40 | | regard from the Texas Senate. |
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| 41 | 41 | | Springer |
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| 42 | 42 | | ________________________________ |
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| 43 | 43 | | President of the Senate |
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| 44 | 44 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 45 | 45 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 46 | 46 | | the Senate on October 12, 2023. |
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| 47 | 47 | | ________________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 49 | 49 | | ________________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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