R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, Throughout her life, Mary Nan West has devoted her
1-2 time and energy to the cause of agriculture in the State of Texas,
1-3 and among her greatest accomplishments in this regard has been her
1-4 service to The Texas A&M University System as a member of its board
1-5 of regents; and
1-6 WHEREAS, At the age of 18 she began overseeing operations on
1-7 her grandparent's Rafter S Ranch, and that invaluable experience
1-8 enabled her to develop the leadership skills, integrity, and
1-9 unshakeable values that have been the hallmark of all her many
1-10 efforts; and
1-11 WHEREAS, Ms. West was appointed to The Texas A&M University
1-12 System's board of regents in 1991, and her fellow regents selected
1-13 her to hold the regent's chair, making her the first woman to be so
1-14 honored; and
1-15 WHEREAS, During her highly productive tenure as a regent at
1-16 Texas A&M University, she consistently made the needs of students
1-17 her first priority and never allowed her distinguished colleagues
1-18 to forget that the "A" in A&M stood for agriculture; and
1-19 WHEREAS, Truly a trailblazer in her field, Ms. West was the
1-20 first woman to serve on the Texas Animal Health Commission, and
1-21 the first of her gender to hold the office of president of the San
1-22 Antonio Livestock Exposition Board, where she later served as
1-23 chair; and
1-24 WHEREAS, Under her able leadership the San Antonio livestock
2-1 show's volunteer corps quadrupled and its scholarship fund
2-2 increased dramatically; in addition, she established from show
2-3 funds an education program to teach San Antonio's schoolchildren
2-4 where their food supply originates; and
2-5 WHEREAS, Throughout the history of the Lone Star State,
2-6 agriculture has played a significant role in the state's economy,
2-7 and Mary Nan West's many achievements in this vital area are indeed
2-8 worthy of special legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it
2-9 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas
2-10 Legislature honor Mary Nan West on her commitment to the promotion
2-11 of agriculture in the State of Texas and her extraordinary service
2-12 to The Texas A&M University System as a member of the board of
2-13 regents; and, be it further
2-14 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-15 prepared for Mary Nan West as an expression of high regard by the
2-16 Texas House of Representatives.
King
Laney Gutierrez Oliveira
Alexander Haggerty Olivo
Allen Hamric Palmer
Alvarado Hartnett Patterson
Averitt Hawley Pickett
Bailey Heflin Pitts
Berlanga Hernandez Place
Bonnen Hightower Price
Bosse Hilbert Puente
Brimer Hilderbran Rabuck
Burnam Hill Ramsay
Carter Hinojosa Rangel
Chavez Hirschi Raymond
Chisum Hochberg Reyna of Bexar
Christian Hodge Reyna of Dallas
Clark Holzheauser Rhodes
Coleman Horn Rodriguez
Cook Howard Roman
Corte Hunter Sadler
Counts Hupp Seaman
Crabb Isett Serna
Craddick Jackson Shields
Cuellar Janek Siebert
Culberson Jones of Lubbock Smith
Danburg Jones of Dallas Smithee
Davila Junell Solis
Davis Kamel Solomons
Delisi Keel Staples
Denny Keffer Stiles
Driver King Swinford
Dukes Krusee Talton
Dunnam Kubiak Telford
Dutton Kuempel Thompson
Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Tillery
Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Torres
Eiland Longoria Turner of Coleman
Elkins Luna Turner of Harris
Farrar McCall Uher
Finnell McClendon Van de Putte
Flores McReynolds Walker
Gallego Madden West
Galloway Marchant Williams
Garcia Maxey Williamson
Giddings Merritt Wilson
Glaze Moffat Wise
Goodman Moreno Wohlgemuth
Goolsby Mowery Wolens
Gray Naishtat Woolley
Greenberg Nixon Yarbrough
Grusendorf Oakley Zbranek
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1117 was adopted by the House on May
29, 1997, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House