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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Leldon Hensley has been inducted into the Odessa |
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Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame, and this occasion provides a |
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fitting opportunity to honor this esteemed Texan; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Winters and raised in Walnut Springs, Leldon |
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Hensley went on to earn a bachelor's degree in civil biology and a |
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master's degree in education from Sul Ross State University; he |
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worked as a biology teacher and football coach for six years at |
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Borger High School and later at Permian High School, and he coached |
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football at West Texas A&M University for two years; since 1973, Mr. |
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Hensley has owned a general construction business in Odessa, the |
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Samson Corporation; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the years, Mr. Hensley has been active in |
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such local organizations as the Rotary Club, and he serves on the |
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board of the Odessa Housing Authority; he is also a former president |
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and current board member of the Odessa Industrial Development |
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Corporation, the Midland-Odessa Transportation Alliance, and the |
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Odessa Development Corporation, and he is a congregant at First |
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Presbyterian Church of Odessa; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Hensley enjoys the love |
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and support of his wife, Cherie; the couple's treasured family has |
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grown to include two children, Shae and Dean, and a |
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daughter-in-law, Klaire; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to his community and his profession, |
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Leldon Hensley 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 Leldon Hensley on his induction |
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into the Odessa Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Hensley as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Lewis |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1090 was adopted by the House on April |
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1, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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