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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 215
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WHEREAS, The retirement of Eddie McBride as president and |
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CEO of the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce on January 31, 2022, |
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offers a fitting opportunity to reflect on his outstanding record |
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of achievement; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. McBride has ably led the Lubbock chamber |
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since 1999; as president and CEO, he has been essential to the |
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success of many community initiatives, such as the "Giant Side of |
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Texas" campaign, the Imagine Lubbock Together plan, and the |
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Lubbock Economic Development Alliance; moreover, he has played a |
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vital role in a citywide branding campaign and helped spearhead |
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several ballot measures, and the chamber earned several |
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impressive distinctions under his leadership; before joining the |
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Lubbock chamber, he served as a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. |
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Air Force and as executive director of the Lubbock Reese |
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Redevelopment Authority; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, Mr. McBride has been recognized |
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with the Developer of the Year award from the National |
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Association of Installation Developers and the Distinguished |
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Service and Marvin Hurley Lifetime Achievement Awards from the |
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Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives, and he has served on the |
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boards of various professional and community organizations, |
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including the Covenant Hospital and Workforce Solutions of the |
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South Plains; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. McBride has enjoyed the |
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love and support of his wife, Debbie, and their children, Chelsea |
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and Patrick, and he has had the pleasure of seeing his family grow |
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to include four grandchildren, Olivia, Jake, James, and Thomas; and |
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WHEREAS, A committed champion of his community, Eddie |
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McBride may reflect with pride on all that he has accomplished in |
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its behalf and on the knowledge that his contributions will |
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benefit area Texans for years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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Legislature, hereby honor Eddie McBride on the occasion of his |
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retirement as president and CEO of the Lubbock Chamber of |
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Commerce and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. McBride as an expression of high regard from the |
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Texas Senate. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 31, 2021. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |