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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, RVOS Farm Mutual Insurance Company is celebrating |
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the 110th anniversary of its founding on April 23, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1901, nine Texans of Czech descent who farmed |
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land in the Temple vicinity founded the Rolnicky Vzajemne Ochranny |
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Spolek Statu Texasu, or the Farmers Mutual Protective Association |
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of Texas, pooling their resources to start a basic fire insurance |
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protection program for farmers and rural citizens; in 1933, the |
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association extended its coverage to city property as well, and in |
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1946 it opened an office in Temple; and |
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WHEREAS, Now known as RVOS Farm Mutual Insurance, the company |
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continues to be owned by its policyholders, a group that has grown |
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to more than 68,000; and |
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WHEREAS, Locally owned and operated companies like RVOS Farm |
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Mutual Insurance Company are critical to the economic prosperity of |
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the state, and for more than a century, RVOS has provided security |
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and peace of mind for many Texas families; its longevity is a |
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measure of its commendable record of success and its noteworthy |
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contributions to its community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 110th anniversary of the |
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founding of RVOS Farm Mutual Insurance Company and extend to its |
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officers and members sincere best wishes for continued success; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the company as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |