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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Diane Lacy has distinguished herself as a Jeff Davis |
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County commissioner for six years, and her dedicated leadership has |
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greatly benefited her fellow residents; and |
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WHEREAS, During her tenure, Ms. Lacy worked diligently to |
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promote her vision for maintaining the culture and heritage of Jeff |
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Davis County and preserving private property rights; she |
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demonstrated an outstanding commitment to fiduciary responsibility |
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and prioritizing the needs of the county as a whole, and she served |
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as the county representative to the Rio Grande Council of |
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Governments Regional Solid Waste Advisory Committee; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Lacy added a new chapter to her ranching |
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family's proud history of public service; her husband, Chris Lacy, |
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served as a county commissioner for 12 years, and his grandfather, |
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Herbert Kokernot, Jr., served in that role for a remarkable 67 |
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consecutive years; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply committed to her community, Ms. Lacy is a |
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former president of the Davis Mountains Trans-Pecos Heritage |
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Association, a grassroots organization that strives to protect and |
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preserve private property rights; she continues to chair its |
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newsletter, Conservation Roundup, which is distributed free to |
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schools to educate young people about ranch life, land, livestock, |
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and wildlife management, and writes a serialized story for each |
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issue; moreover, she serves on the board of the Big Bend Museum of |
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Western Heritage; and |
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WHEREAS, This dynamic Fort Davis resident has won numerous |
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awards in her professional career as a Western artist and |
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photographer, and her work has appeared in such publications as |
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Cowboys and Indians Magazine, Cattleman Magazine, and Texas |
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Hereford Magazine, as well as in many prestigious exhibitions; in |
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addition, she works cattle at her family's Kokernot o6 Ranch and is |
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experienced as a location scout and liaison for the ranch, which has |
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been featured in national ad campaigns, movies, and such |
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publications as National Geographic; and |
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WHEREAS, Each day, public servants improve the quality of |
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life for their fellow citizens in innumerable ways, and the efforts |
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of Diane Lacy have helped to make Jeff Davis County an even better |
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place in which to live and work; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Diane Lacy for her exemplary service as a |
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Jeff Davis County commissioner and extend to her best wishes for |
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success in her future endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Lacy as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Gallego |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2910 was adopted by the House on June |
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1, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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