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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Stanley B. Mayfield III of Sonora is the recipient |
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of the 2022 Clarence and Doris Dietert Memorial Award from the Texas |
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Sheep and Goat Raisers Association; and |
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WHEREAS, The accolade honors the late Clarence and Doris |
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Dietert, who were lifelong members of TSGRA; first presented in |
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2005, the award recognizes those individuals who have given of |
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their time and resources for the betterment of the sheep and goat |
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industry; and |
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WHEREAS, Mentored by his father, Stanley Mayfield, "Seco" |
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Mayfield is a fifth-generation sheep and goat rancher; he was a high |
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school student in San Antonio when he began learning about the |
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mohair industry by working on his father's ranch; he also interned |
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on the Whitehead Ranch, and at the age of 20, he leased Edwards |
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County ranchland from his grandmother, Zena Wheat Mayfield, and |
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started his own commercial flock; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Mr. Mayfield raises Angora goats and |
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fine-wool sheep west of Sonora; he and his sister, Gerry, work |
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together, and his son, Ed, helps run the ranch and is a partner in |
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the goat operation; in addition to his father, Mr. Mayfield credits |
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a number of individuals with helping him learn about land |
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stewardship and livestock; among them are members of the Earwood |
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family, who assisted him in establishing guidelines for his Angora |
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goat commercial breeding program; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Mayfield currently holds the position of |
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manager of the Sonora Wool, Warehouse & Mohair Company, which he |
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previously served as interim manager; furthermore, he is president |
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of the Mohair Producer Board, an honorary director of TSGRA, and a |
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past president of the Mohair Council of America and the Texas Wool |
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and Mohair Warehouse Association; he is also actively involved with |
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the American Sheep Industry Association; civically engaged, he has |
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served as president of the Sonora Chamber of Commerce; and |
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WHEREAS, Seco Mayfield has distinguished himself through his |
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unwavering commitment to the continued growth of the sheep and goat |
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industry in the Lone Star State, and he may indeed take great pride |
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in his receipt of this notable accolade; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Stanley B. Mayfield III on being |
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honored with the 2022 Clarence and Doris Dietert Memorial Award |
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from the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for continued 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. Mayfield as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |