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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Harold Jones has been named the recipient of the |
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2011 Rita Harmon Volunteer Service Award by the Lubbock Area United |
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Way; and |
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WHEREAS, Presented each year since 1993, the honor is |
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bestowed on an individual who has demonstrated a commitment to |
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serving others, determination and persistence in fulfilling |
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volunteer obligations, loyalty and integrity, involvement in |
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community activities in addition to the United Way, and a |
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dedication to helping the people of Lubbock; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Greenville, Mr. Jones grew up in Sulphur |
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Springs, where he played varsity sports and was president of his |
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high school class; after graduation, he began his career and made |
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what would become the first of many donations he would make to the |
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United Way through the years; he moved in 1952 to Lubbock, where he |
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managed the bookkeeping and posting department of Lubbock National |
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Bank; in the early 1960s, he entered the insurance industry with |
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Southwestern Life and recently retired after a remarkable 40-year |
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tenure with Northwestern Mutual; and |
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WHEREAS, Beyond his work for the United Way, Mr. Jones has |
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given generously of his time and resources to a number of worthy |
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groups; he has volunteered with the Covenant Health System |
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Foundation, the Volunteer Center of Lubbock, the Rotary Club, the |
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Lubbock Area Foundation, St. Mary of the Plains Hospital, Hospice |
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of Lubbock, Goodwill Industries, the South Plains Council of the |
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Boy Scouts of America, the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra, and Prevent |
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Blindness America; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Jones is an avid supporter of Texas Tech |
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University, to which he is a scholarship donor while also serving as |
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a member of its Chancellor's Council; in all of his endeavors, he |
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enjoys the love and support of his wife of 61 years, Alline, his son |
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and daughter, his three grandchildren, and his three |
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great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Those individuals who willingly give of themselves |
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to better the world around them are indeed deserving of our profound |
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gratitude, and Harold Jones is indeed one such person who has |
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enriched the lives of countless people through his selfless |
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volunteerism; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Harold Jones on his selection as |
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the recipient of the 2011 Rita Harmon Volunteer Service Award by the |
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Lubbock Area United Way and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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continued happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Jones as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |