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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Ray Klinginsmith of Kirksville, Missouri, the |
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president of Rotary International, is visiting New Braunfels on |
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April 6, 2011, and this occasion provides a fitting opportunity to |
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recognize this public-spirited individual; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of the business and law schools at the |
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University of Missouri at Columbia, Ray Klinginsmith is an attorney |
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who served as general counsel and a professor of business |
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administration at Truman State University for more than two |
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decades; during this time, he further distinguished himself as dean |
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of administration for the university in a period of transition, and |
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he later served a four-year term as an Adair County commissioner; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, This enterprising citizen has been a member of the |
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Rotary Club of Kirksville since 1961, and over the course of the |
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past half-century he has contributed greatly to the organization; |
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he has served as district governor and as chair of the Council on |
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Legislation and the Los Angeles Convention Committee and was a |
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member of the board of directors and chair of its executive |
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committee; in addition, he joined the board of trustees of the |
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Rotary Foundation in 2002 and has served as its vice chair and as a |
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member of its Future Vision Committee; moreover, he has been |
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recognized as a major donor and was named a recipient of the Rotary |
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Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service and Distinguished |
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Service Award; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Klinginsmith took office as president of Rotary |
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International in July 2010, heading a global network of 1.2 million |
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business and professional leaders who seek to improve their |
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communities through their volunteer service; during his term, he is |
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encouraging Rotary's 33,000 clubs to partner with local government |
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and other organizations to increase literacy, provide sustainable |
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sources of food and clean water in developing countries, and |
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eradicate polio; Rotary International also sponsors the largest |
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privately funded international scholarship program in the world, |
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and its recipients include Mr. Klinginsmith himself, who studied at |
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the University of Cape Town in South Africa in 1961 as a Rotary |
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Foundation ambassadorial scholar; and |
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WHEREAS, A director of Macon-Atlanta State Bank in Macon, |
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Missouri, since 1971, Mr. Klinginsmith has shared his time and |
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talents with numerous community groups; he was the president of the |
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Chariton Valley Association from its inception in 1982 until 2009, |
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and he was one of the initial trustees for the Missouri Family |
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Trust, which benefits people with disabilities; a former member of |
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the executive board for the Great Rivers Council of the Boy Scouts |
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of America, he received the Silver Beaver Award for his years of |
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volunteerism; he also was recognized with a Parent/Caretaker Award |
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from the Missouri Planning Council for Developmental Disabilities |
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in 1988; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted family man, Mr. Klinginsmith enjoys the |
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love and support of his wife, Judie, a retired elementary school |
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teacher and educational consultant, and he treasures his two |
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children, Leigh and Kurt, and three grandchildren, Morgan, Grant, |
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and Sydney Perkins; he is also a member of and former lay speaker at |
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the First United Methodist Church in Kirksville; and |
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WHEREAS, With an unwavering commitment to his fellow |
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citizens, Ray Klinginsmith has garnered the lasting respect and |
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admiration of Rotarians worldwide, and it is a privilege to welcome |
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him to the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Rotary International president Ray |
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Klinginsmith on the occasion of his visit to New Braunfels and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; 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 Mr. Klinginsmith as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Miller of Comal |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 837 was adopted by the House on March |
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31, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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