H.R. No. 169
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, For half a century Thomas Walter McMullan has served
the schoolchildren of his community as a member of the Devers
Independent School District Board of Trustees, an exceptional
tenure that makes him the longest-serving school board member in
the state; and
WHEREAS, Mr. McMullan's hard work with Devers ISD is all the
more impressive considering the demands of his work as a rice
farmer; despite his laborious occupation and the many hours he has
logged with the school board, this Texas Rice Festival 2004 Pioneer
Farmer of the Year has found the time to further benefit his
community and state by serving with the Liberty County Farm Bureau
board, the Devers Drainage District No. 4, the Liberty-Hardin
County Farm Service Agency board, the Texas Rice Producer board,
and other industry-related panels; and
WHEREAS, In his many endeavors, Mr. McMullan has enjoyed the
support of his beloved wife, Ruth, and his daughters,
grandchildren, and great-grandchild, as well as the fellowship of
the First Baptist Church of Devers; and
WHEREAS, The participation of concerned citizens is vital to
the success of our state's public schools, and through his
exemplary service to the Devers school board, Tommy McMullan has
set an extraordinary example of leadership and civic involvement to
which all may aspire; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby heartily congratulate Thomas Walter McMullan on
his five decades as a trustee of the Devers Independent School
District and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued
happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. McMullan as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Otto
Craddick Geren Menendez
Allen of Harris Giddings Merritt
Allen of Dallas Gonzales Miller
Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Moreno of Harris
Anchia Goodman Moreno of El Paso
Anderson Goolsby Morrison
Bailey Griggs Mowery
Baxter Grusendorf Naishtat
Berman Guillen Nixon
Blake Haggerty Noriega
Bohac Hamilton Oliveira
Bonnen Hamric Olivo
Branch Hardcastle Orr
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Otto
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Paxton
Burnam Hegar Pena
Callegari Herrero Phillips
Campbell Hilderbran Pickett
Casteel Hill Pitts
Castro Hochberg Puente
Chavez Hodge Quintanilla
Chisum Homer Raymond
Coleman Hope Reyna
Cook of Navarro Hopson Riddle
Cook of Colorado Howard Ritter
Corte Hughes Rodriguez
Crabb Hunter Rose
Crownover Hupp Seaman
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas Jackson Smith of Harris
Dawson Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solis
Denny Keel Solomons
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Strama
Driver Keffer of Eastland Straus
Dukes King of Parker Swinford
Dunnam King of Zavala Talton
Dutton Kolkhorst Taylor
Edwards Krusee Thompson
Eiland Kuempel Truitt
Eissler Laney Turner
Elkins Laubenberg Uresti
Escobar Leibowitz Van Arsdale
Farabee Luna Veasey
Farrar Madden Villarreal
Flores Martinez Vo
Flynn Martinez Fischer West
Frost McCall Wong
Gallego McClendon Woolley
Gattis McReynolds Zedler
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 169 was adopted by the House on
February 24, 2005, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House