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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, An accomplished attorney and admired civic leader is |
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receiving well-deserved recognition as George Louis McWilliams |
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becomes the first recipient of the President's Distinguished |
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Service Award from Texas A&M University--Texarkana; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. McWilliams is a Texarkana native who graduated |
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from Texas High School before earning his bachelor's degree from |
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Texas A&M University in 1963 and his law degree from The University |
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of Texas at Austin School of Law in 1966; and |
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WHEREAS, Admitted to the State Bar of Texas the year of his |
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law school graduation, this skilled litigator went on to establish |
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a distinguished career in the field of law; he is a senior partner |
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in the firm of Patton, Haltom, Roberts, McWilliams & Greer and has |
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35 years of active trial experience in civil and criminal cases at |
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the state and federal level; widely respected by his peers, he is a |
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member of numerous legal organizations and has served in leadership |
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positions as the president of the Texarkana Bar Association and as |
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director and vice president of the Texas Association of Defense |
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Counsel; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to his professional accomplishments, |
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Mr. McWilliams has taken an active role in his community; he is a |
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member of First Baptist Church, Texarkana, a coach for the |
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Texarkana Soccer Association, and a member of the Four States Fair |
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Association, the Volunteer Services Bureau, and the Boy Scouts of |
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America; moreover, he has contributed to his nation's defense |
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through his service in the Texas Army National Guard; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. McWilliams' civic engagement is matched by that |
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of his wife, Rebecca, who contributes her time and talents to a |
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number of charitable causes; they have two children, Dean R. |
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McWilliams and Meg McWilliams Salter; and |
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WHEREAS, In both his professional endeavors and his volunteer |
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work, George McWilliams has proven himself an individual of |
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admirable achievement who has had an enduring and positive impact |
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on the Texarkana community, and he is indeed deserving of this |
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prestigious honor; 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 George Louis McWilliams on his |
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receipt of the President's Distinguished Service Award from Texas |
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A&M University--Texarkana and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. McWilliams as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Frost |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1724 was adopted by the House on May |
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5, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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