| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 64 |
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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 the |
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| 4 | 4 | | Wallace Farm in Bell County has been officially recognized for |
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| 5 | 5 | | its role in this proud tradition with its acceptance into the |
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| 6 | 6 | | state's Family Land Heritage Program in 2023; and |
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| 7 | 7 | | WHEREAS, Sponsored by the Texas Department of Agriculture, |
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| 8 | 8 | | this program honors farms and ranches that have been in |
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| 9 | 9 | | continuous agricultural operation by the same family for a |
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| 10 | 10 | | century or more; established in 1873, the Wallace Farm is |
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| 11 | 11 | | currently owned and operated by Laura W. Bergin and Christine W. |
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| 12 | 12 | | Stockwell; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, The farm's founder, John Armstrong Wallace, was a |
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| 14 | 14 | | native of Tennessee who moved with his family to Texas as a child; |
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| 15 | 15 | | in 1873, he and his wife, Amanda Wallace, acquired 280 acres of |
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| 16 | 16 | | land; there, they built their home and developed a ranch and |
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| 17 | 17 | | farm, where they raised livestock and grew cotton, corn, oats, |
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| 18 | 18 | | and wheat; they became the parents of 11 children, several of |
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| 19 | 19 | | whom remained on the land; after the elder Mr. Wallace's passing |
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| 20 | 20 | | in 1948, ownership of the farm was transferred to his youngest |
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| 21 | 21 | | son, Wofford Garrison Wallace, who resided there and continued to |
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| 22 | 22 | | raise livestock and cultivate crops on the property alongside his |
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| 23 | 23 | | sisters, Amanda and Anna Belle; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Wofford Wallace passed away in 1972, and his older |
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| 25 | 25 | | brother, Henry Clay Wallace, assumed ownership of the farm, which |
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| 26 | 26 | | was subsequently divided between his sons, Henry and Joseph; |
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| 27 | 27 | | since the death of Henry Wallace Jr. in 2014, his daughters Laura |
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| 28 | 28 | | and Christine have tended to the remaining 140 acres, where they |
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| 29 | 29 | | currently grow corn; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, In preserving their property as a working farm, |
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| 31 | 31 | | Laura Bergin and Christine Stockwell are making their own |
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| 32 | 32 | | contribution to their family's legacy, and it is indeed fitting |
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| 33 | 33 | | that they be honored for their outstanding stewardship; now, |
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| 34 | 34 | | therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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| 36 | 36 | | Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Laura W. |
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| 37 | 37 | | Bergin and Christine W. Stockwell on the induction of the Wallace |
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| 38 | 38 | | Farm into the Texas Department of Agriculture Family Land |
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| 39 | 39 | | Heritage Program and extend to them sincere best wishes for the |
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| 40 | 40 | | future; and, be it further |
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| 41 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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| 42 | 42 | | prepared for Ms. Bergin and Ms. Stockwell as an expression of |
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| 43 | 43 | | high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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| 44 | 44 | | Flores |
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| 45 | 45 | | ________________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | President of the Senate |
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| 47 | 47 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 48 | 48 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 49 | 49 | | the Senate on October 31, 2023. |
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| 50 | 50 | | ________________________________ |
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| 51 | 51 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 52 | 52 | | ________________________________ |
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| 53 | 53 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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