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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, William Perry Anderson has been inducted into the |
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Odessa Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame, and this occasion provides |
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a fitting opportunity to honor this esteemed Texan; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Kermit on October 12, 1944, William Anderson |
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went on to graduate from Kermit High School in 1963 and from McMurry |
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University in 1967; answering his nation's call to duty, he joined |
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the United States Air Force the following year, and he served |
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through 1972; after working as a purchasing agent and a sales |
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representative in Colorado, he returned to the Lone Star State in |
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1975 and entered the restaurant industry as an operations manager; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Through the years, Mr. Anderson has owned and |
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operated several Dairy Queen and Walter's restaurants in Kermit, |
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Monahans, Pecos, and Odessa; his businesses have been recognized |
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for some of the highest sales volumes among Dairy Queen restaurants |
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in Texas and for notable contributions to the Children's Miracle |
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Network; Mr. Anderson has served as president of the Permian Basin |
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Restaurant Association, and he was named Restaurateur of the Year |
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in 1996; active in the Texas Dairy Queen Operators Council, he |
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served as chairman of the Products and Services committee and as a |
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member of the board from 1994 to 2003; moreover, he has volunteered |
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his time as a trustee for the CrossRoads Fellowship in Odessa; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to his community and his profession, |
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William Anderson has garnered the lasting respect and admiration of |
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his fellow residents, and he may indeed reflect with great pride on |
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his civic contributions; 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 William Perry Anderson on his |
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induction into the Odessa Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success and |
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happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Anderson as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |