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79R6182 MW-D

By:  Gonzalez Toureilles                                          H.R. No. 465



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Leonard C. Smith of George West celebrated his 101st 
birthday on February 5, 2005, and this momentous event provides a 
fitting opportunity to reflect on the life of this distinguished 
Texan; and
	WHEREAS, Born on February 5, 1904, in Bee County, Mr. Smith 
graduated from Texas A&M University in 1928; after volunteering for 
the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1934, he served as a first 
lieutenant in the Army Reserve in Conroe and later as a major in the 
U.S. Army during World War II; while living in Conroe, Mr. Smith met 
the love of his life, the former Helen Ruth Bullock, and they 
married in 1935; and
	WHEREAS, Active in the farming and ranching business, Mr. 
Smith is a charter member and former president of the South Texas 
Hereford Association and longtime member of the Texas Hereford 
Association, which he has served in numerous capacities, including 
director and executive committee member; he also has served as 
president of Three Rivers Farmers Co-op and was a member of the 
board of directors from 1955 to 1959; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Smith is a founder and past director of the Live 
Oak County Soil and Water District and the Live Oak County Fair; he 
has served on the board of directors of the First National Bank of 
George West since 1955 and helped to organize the Live Oak County 
Farm Bureau, which he later led as president; and
	WHEREAS, This valued member of the community is a life member 
of Beeville Masonic Lodge and the Scottish Rite, and he belongs to 
the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in George West; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Smith has played an influential role in the 
lives of countless Texans, and it is a pleasure to honor him at this 
time; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby congratulate Leonard C. Smith on his 101st 
birthday 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. Smith as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.