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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Russell Cain of Port Lavaca has been elected the |
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2008-2009 district governor of South Texas District 5930 of Rotary |
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International; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Cain has been a leading member of the Port Lavaca |
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Rotary Club since 1979, with perfect attendance for 14 of those |
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years; he has served as club president and assistant district |
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governor and, for two decades, as chair of the Rotary Golf |
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Tournament; he is a life member of the Paul Harris Society, and in |
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2000, he received the District 5930 Award for Meritorious Service; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The owner of Russell Cain Real Estate, Mr. Cain is |
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also a leader in his profession, having served several terms as |
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president of the Calhoun County Board of Realtors; a member of the |
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National Association of Realtors and the Texas Association of |
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Realtors, he has been named Realtor of the Year, and his company won |
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recognition in 2006 as the top Coldwell Banker agency in the nation |
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in its category; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Cain has long been an active community |
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volunteer, serving as a director of Bluebonnet Youth Ranch, the |
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Gulf Bend MHMR Center, the Calhoun County Economic Development |
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Corporation, the Calhoun County Work Activity Center, and the local |
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chapter of the American Cancer Society; in addition, he has served |
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as president of Hatch Bend Country Club and as chair of the Memorial |
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Medical Center Foundation; and |
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WHEREAS, A director of Port Lavaca Main Street, Inc., and its |
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president for 17 years, Mr. Cain demonstrated his deep commitment |
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to the preservation of the city's heritage when he purchased the |
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historic Main Street Theatre and donated it to the Main Street |
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Committee in 1992; and |
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WHEREAS, For all that he has done in behalf of his community, |
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Mr. Cain has been named Man of the Year by the local chamber of |
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commerce and Citizen of the Year by the Veterans of Foreign Wars; |
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moreover, he has received the chamber's Community Service Award and |
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a 20th Century Most Influential Citizen Award 2000 for Calhoun |
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County; and |
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WHEREAS, The selfless efforts of community leaders help |
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improve the lives of all Texans, and the citizens of Calhoun County |
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are fortunate indeed to count Russell Cain among their fellow |
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residents; 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 Russell Cain on his election as |
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district governor of South Texas District 5930 of Rotary |
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International and extend to him sincere best wishes for a |
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successful tenure; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Cain as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Hunter |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 628 was adopted by the House on |
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February 26, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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