H.R. No. 92 



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The history of the Lone Star State has been richly 
influenced by family farming and ranching, and Linda Turner McKay 
and Jean Turner Culli of Beeville have now been officially 
recognized as heirs to this proud tradition with the acceptance of 
Oakland Stock Farm into the Texas Family Land Heritage Program; and
	WHEREAS, The Family Land Heritage Program recognizes farms 
and ranches that have been in continuous agricultural operation by 
the same family for a century or more, and in reaching this 
remarkable milestone, Oakland Stock Farm has secured its stature in 
Texas ranching history; and
	WHEREAS, The great-grandparents of Ms. McKay and Ms. Culli, 
George and Mary Virginia Hufstedler, purchased more than 1,200 
acres of land in Bee County on June 14, 1901, and developed an 
extensive agricultural operation, raising cattle, goats, mules, 
pigs, chickens, bees, and vegetables; in 1904, they added acreage, 
and when their daughter, Malinda, and her husband, Cawthon 
Gillette, acquired the farm some years later, they purchased 1,368 
acres; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Gillette carried on the tradition of 
working, living, and raising their family on the land, and passed 
the land down to their daughters, Aline and Virginia, in 1944; 26 
years later, Linda McKay and Jean Culli inherited the land once 
owned by their great-grandparents; and
	WHEREAS, Though the McKay and Culli families do not live on 
the farm, they play an active role in its maintenance, and a 
century-old home, built by the founders, remains a popular and 
beloved site for family gatherings; recent improvements to the 
property include installing earth tanks, water wells, and fencing, 
and today the family raises livestock, hay, and honey on the 
property; and
	WHEREAS, In taking on the rewarding but challenging work of 
preserving a farm, Linda McKay and Jean Culli are providing a 
valuable service to their community and contributing immeasurably 
to the rich heritage of their fellow Texans; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Linda Turner 
McKay and Jean Turner Culli on the acceptance of Oakland Stock Farm 
into the Texas Family Land Heritage Program and extend to them 
sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Ms. McKay and Ms. Culli as an expression of high regard 
by the Texas House of Representatives.

                                                             Gonzalez Toureilles

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                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 92 was adopted by the House on April 
27, 2006, by a non-record vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House