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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 412

 1-3           WHEREAS, The Senate of Texas takes pride in recognizing the

 1-4     Mayhill-Cooper Creek Volunteer Fire Department on the auspicious

 1-5     occasion of its 20th anniversary; and

 1-6           WHEREAS, The Mayhill-Cooper Creek Volunteer Fire Department

 1-7     was created in the early months of 1977, when the City of Denton

 1-8     withdrew its fire protection from this small unincorporated area

 1-9     northeast of the city; and

1-10           WHEREAS, Filing Articles of Incorporation on March 18, 1977,

1-11     the Mayhill-Cooper Creek Volunteer Fire Department became the

1-12     official fire department of Fire District 20, Denton County, Texas,

1-13     on April 1, 1977; and

1-14           WHEREAS, The first fund-raising drive was held at the Memorial

1-15     Baptist Church on East McKinney Street on February 7, 1977; the

1-16     drive was a success, and many conscientious citizens showed their

1-17     support with contributions of time and money; and

1-18           WHEREAS, During the second membership drive, held on

1-19     February 15, 1977, the Ladies Auxiliary was organized; the auxiliary

1-20     immediately began to raise funds to support the fire department with

1-21     a house-to-house campaign, which provided the initial $500 for the

1-22     department; and

1-23           WHEREAS, Replacing the auxiliary with a Special Activities

 2-1     Committee in 1983 allowed men to join the group; and

 2-2           WHEREAS, Bake sales, spaghetti dinners, and cake walks helped

 2-3     to raise operating money; and

 2-4           WHEREAS, Operating out of its original fire station on

 2-5     Charles Mulkey's ranch, the volunteer department has fire trucks

 2-6     built in 1967, 1969, and 1990; it also has a 1973 Dodge 2,500

 2-7     gallon tanker on loan from the Texas Forest Service; and

 2-8           WHEREAS, Their meritorious work and devotion to duty have

 2-9     distinguished this volunteer fire department as capable and highly

2-10     professional; and

2-11           WHEREAS, The residents of Mayhill and Cooper Creek have

2-12     enjoyed protection from grievous loss of life and property because

2-13     of the brave men and women in the department who have risked their

2-14     own lives in the service of the Mayhill-Cooper Creek Volunteer Fire

2-15     Department; now, therefore, be it

2-16           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,

2-17     75th Legislature, hereby congratulate the brave volunteers of this

2-18     department on its 20th anniversary and wish it great success in the

2-19     future; and, be it further

2-20           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for

2-21     the Mayhill-Cooper Creek Volunteer Fire Department as an expression

2-22     of the highest regard and esteem of the Texas Senate.

2-23                                                                 Haywood

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2-25                                          President of the Senate

2-26                                       I hereby certify that the above

2-27                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate

2-28                                  on April 1, 1997.

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 3-2                                          Secretary of the Senate

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 3-4                                           Member, Texas Senate