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78R10678 MW-D
By: Isett H.R. No. 713
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Gene Beck was accorded the Texas Agricultural
Cooperative Council's (TACC) Cooperative Ginner of the Year award
at a ceremony in San Antonio on March 18, 2003; and
WHEREAS, This accolade is a fitting tribute to a Texan who has
benefited the Texas cotton industry in numerous ways over the past
40 years; beginning in the co-op grain business in 1963 with
Producers Grain Corporation, his career has included positions with
Littlefield Farmers Cooperative Gin and Elevator, Hackberry Co-op
Gin, Lubbock Cotton Growers, and New Home Co-op Gin, where he
continues to serve with distinction as general manager; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Beck has proven himself to be a sterling
innovator and master of job efficiency; consistently a forerunner
in new ideas at the gin, he was one of the first to install a UD
system, convert to the module feeder delivery system, and comply
with new air and environmental regulations; an exemplary manager,
he has helped to create an effective, incentive-based work
environment while implementing many cost-saving measures, such as
increasing in-house repairs, installing a natural gas line to lower
energy bills, and improving equipment care and efficiency; and
WHEREAS, Active in numerous professional organizations, Mr.
Beck has held the presidencies of the Plains Co-op Managers
Association and Plains Ginners Association and was the first person
to serve as president of both the TACC and Texas Cotton Ginners
Association; a former delegate to the National Cotton Council, he
has been recognized with the National Ginner of the Year award from
the National Cotton Ginners Association as well as the Texas Ginner
of the Year award from the Texas Cotton Ginners Association; and
WHEREAS, The Texas cotton ginning industry has had no better
friend than Mr. Beck, and he is truly deserving of special
recognition for his many lasting contributions to that industry and
to the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Gene Beck for being named the Texas
Agricultural Cooperative Council's Cooperative Ginner of the Year
and extend to him best wishes for continued success and happiness;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Beck as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.