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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Bill Beveridge of Galveston has been named an Unsung |
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Hero by the Galveston County Daily News; and |
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WHEREAS, Each year, the newspaper asks its readers to |
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nominate people they know who have served the community quietly and |
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selflessly; those selected as Unsung Heroes are honored in the |
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special Profiles edition alongside the Citizen of the Year, and in |
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2009, the paper chose to recognize nine residents who helped others |
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through the upheaval in the wake of Hurricane Ike; and |
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WHEREAS, Bill Beveridge is a retired oil rig inspector, an |
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antiques dealer, and a property manager for eight homes on |
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Galveston Island; he brought neighbors together after the hurricane |
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by setting up a gas grill outside the Victorian-style home of a |
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friend on Sealy Street and cooking meals for a handful of |
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beleaguered neighbors; and |
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WHEREAS, Soon, Mr. Beveridge was cooking two or more meals a |
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day, often for as many as 20 guests taking a much-needed break from |
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the drudgery of cleaning and repairing their houses; local |
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residents who had barely known each other shared their stories and |
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pitched in to provide food and supplies, while friends of Mr. |
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Beveridge drove in truckloads of bulk grocery store items and ice; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The genial "head chef of Sealy Street" continued to |
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provide his hospitality and culinary skill for some four weeks, |
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until the power was generally restored to Galveston's East End; the |
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friendships formed at the communal meals have since blossomed, and |
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neighbors now happily gather to enjoy his cooking at birthday |
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celebrations and other occasions; and |
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WHEREAS, Bill Beveridge offered sustenance to his neighbors |
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when it was most needed, and through his kindness and generosity |
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toward others, he turned a time of turmoil into an opportunity to |
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build a more close and caring community; 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 Bill Beveridge on being named an |
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Unsung Hero by the Galveston County Daily News and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Beveridge as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Eiland |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2402 was adopted by the House on May |
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28, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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