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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Attorney and civic leader Fred M. Jones has been |
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named 2008 Citizen of the Year by the Odessa Chamber of Commerce; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Odessa, "Mickey" Jones is a graduate of |
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Permian High School; he earned his bachelor's degree at Texas Tech |
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University in 1970 and his law degree from Baylor University in |
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1973; he started his own practice in Odessa in 1980; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Jones has been active in his community for many |
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years; he served on the board of trustees of the Ector County |
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Independent School District from 1979 to 1989, and he has been the |
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chair of the board for the Region 18 Education Service Center; and |
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WHEREAS, From 1984 to 1988, he was a member of the board of |
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the Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission, and he has worked |
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with the Ector County Appraisal District since 1988; a past |
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president of the Odessa Country Club, he has served on the board of |
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the Texas Golf Association since 1988; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Jones continues to serve on the boards of |
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Security State Bank, the Texas Association of Bank Counsel, and the |
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Colorado River Municipal Water District; from 2006 to 2007, he was |
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chair of the board of the Odessa Chamber of Commerce, where he has |
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also been vice chair of legislative affairs; and |
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WHEREAS, In spite of his busy professional life and many |
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other responsibilities, this caring gentleman has also found time |
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to work with the Samaritan Counseling Center of West Texas, United |
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Way of Odessa, and the Texas Center for Educational Research; a man |
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of strong faith, he has been active with the Westminster |
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Presbyterian Church and St. Andrew Cumberland Presbyterian Church; |
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in all of his endeavors, he is supported by the love of his wife, |
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Margaret, and their four children, Marcia, Brad, Catherine, and |
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Elizabeth; and |
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WHEREAS, The vitality of civic life in Texas depends in large |
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part upon the generous contributions of time, energy, and expertise |
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by dedicated citizens, and Mickey Jones has proven himself time and |
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again to be an outstanding leader in his community; it is most |
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fitting that he has been recognized with this prestigious award |
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from his fellow Odessans; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Fred M. Jones for being named the |
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Odessa Chamber of Commerce 2008 Citizen of the Year and extend to |
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him sincere 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. Jones as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |