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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Kirbie Day of Maypearl was named National Polled |
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Hereford Queen on January 17, 2009, during the National Western |
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Stock Show in Denver; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Day was one of the youngest participants in the |
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National Polled Hereford Queen competition, where she impressed the |
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judges with her poise, her past achievements in breeding, raising, |
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and showing Herefords, and her wide diversity of interests; as |
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queen, she will attend the national shows in Fort Worth, Denver, |
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Reno, Keystone, Pennsylvania, Kansas City, and Louisville; her |
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duties include serving as an ambassador for the breed and the State |
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of Texas and presenting awards at the livestock shows; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of proud parents Paul and KayLynn Day, |
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Ms. Day was encouraged by her father to raise and show heifers and |
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bulls; often competing against seasoned ranchers, she has a |
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phenomenal record of success, earning 25 grand champions and the |
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National Premier Exhibition Award for the show bull, the show |
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heifer, and premier exhibitor at an event in Kansas City, Missouri; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Day is also a talented student and athlete; |
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currently a senior at Maypearl High School, she is a member of the |
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National Honor Society, ranks in the top 10 percent of her class, |
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and serves the student body as vice president; in addition, she has |
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received all-district honors in softball and excelled in track and |
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volleyball; and |
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WHEREAS, The proud owner of 30 head of Hereford cattle, Ms. |
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Day has already accumulated 36 hours of college credit and is |
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involved in embryo transplant work with Dr. Brad Stoud; her |
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academic goals include attending Texas A&M University, where she |
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plans to major in animal science and focus on embryo research; she |
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intends to minor in business and ultimately have a career as an |
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animal pharmacist or embryo scientist; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Day's title of National Polled Hereford Queen |
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has been hard earned, and her dedication, ambition, and many |
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accomplishments foretell a bright future; 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 Kirbie Day on earning the title of |
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National Polled Hereford Queen and extend to her sincere best |
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wishes for continued success in all of her endeavors; 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 Ms. Day as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |