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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Lawrence Cornelius, who has been instrumental in the |
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growth of Jim Wells County and the city of Alice, has been named the |
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2006 Newsmaker of the Year by the Alice Echo-News Journal; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Cornelius was the Precinct 2 commissioner of Jim |
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Wells County from November 2000 through 2006; he has also been a |
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representative of the Alice/Jim Wells County Economic Development |
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Corporation and has worked tirelessly to attract new businesses to |
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Alice, including a Wal-Mart, the Weatherford oil field service |
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company, and a new biotechnology research facility; these |
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enterprises have generated hundreds of thousands of dollars in new |
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tax revenue for the community and created jobs for area residents; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Born and raised in Agua Dulce, Mr. Cornelius |
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graduated from Agua Dulce High School in 1948; after serving with |
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the U.S. Army 5th Engineering Battalion from 1952 to 1955, he became |
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a resident of Alice in 1962; he spent 50 years with the B. G. |
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Cornelius Construction Company and served as the president of its |
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board of directors before his retirement; and |
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WHEREAS, A former regent of the board of Texas Lutheran |
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University, Mr. Cornelius has helped direct many other businesses |
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and community organizations; for three decades, he was a member of |
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the board of directors of Alice National Bank, and he helped oversee |
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the operations of Christus Spohn Hospital and is a member of the |
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Coastal Bend Community Foundation board of directors and the Wells |
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Fargo Regional Board; and |
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WHEREAS, He was awarded an honorary doctorate from Texas |
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Lutheran University for his efforts to enhance the college's |
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facilities and boost enrollment; he also received the honor of |
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being named Citizen of the Year by the Alice Chamber of Commerce in |
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March 2006; and |
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WHEREAS, A respected and trusted civic leader, Lawrence |
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Cornelius has played a key role in facilitating a range of important |
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business and public projects in the Alice area, and his hard work |
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and innovative ideas have been invaluable to his community; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Lawrence Cornelius for being named |
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the 2006 Newsmaker of the Year by the Alice Echo-News Journal and |
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extend to him best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Cornelius as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |