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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The retirement of Robert Cliff Price as Coryell |
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County Commissioner, Precinct 2, in 2006, brought to a close an |
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outstanding tenure of public service; and |
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WHEREAS, Elected county commissioner in 1998, Mr. Price |
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counted among his many responsibilities helping to set the budget |
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for all county departments and to decide yearly property tax rates; |
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calling, conducting, and certifying elections; and setting |
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precinct boundaries; and |
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WHEREAS, A sixth-generation Texan and descendent of the Asa |
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Langford family, Mr. Price was born in the Blue Ridge community of |
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Hamilton County; he began to work at the age of 15, finding |
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employment with an oil refinery, an oil rig, and a lumberyard; he |
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served for three years with the air force, before being honorably |
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discharged in 1949; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Price enjoyed a 30-year tenure with General |
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Electric, retiring as region manager of product services in Houston |
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in 1983; he owned his own management consulting firm in Gatesville |
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for 15 years and, from 1993 to 1997, served as Coryell County |
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Republican Chair; and |
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WHEREAS, An active member of his community, Mr. Price serves |
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as an elder at First Presbyterian Church and is a valued member of |
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the Coryell County Historical Commission and the Coryell County |
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Genealogical Society; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his dedication and commitment, Robert Price |
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has gained the respect and appreciation of countless citizens in |
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Coryell County, and he may take justifiable pride in the legacy of |
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achievement he leaves behind; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Robert Cliff Price on his notable public |
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service and extend to him best wishes for a rewarding retirement; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Price as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Miller |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 574 was adopted by the House on March |
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15, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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