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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Former Texas representative Joe B. Cannon of |
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Limestone County has received the 2010 Outstanding 50-Year Lawyer |
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Award from the Texas Bar Foundation; and |
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WHEREAS, A prestigious honor, the Outstanding 50-Year Lawyer |
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Award recognizes attorneys who have practiced for a half-century or |
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more, adhering to the highest principles and traditions of their |
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profession; nominees must also have served the Texas Bar |
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Association and their communities; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Cannon was born in Mexia; he graduated from the |
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University of North Texas and went on to study law at The University |
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of Texas before winning election to the Texas Legislature; as a |
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member of the house of representatives, he was instrumental in |
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passing legislation to eliminate a state poll tax, to accelerate |
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the integration of public schools and universities, and to |
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establish a 40-hour workweek for state school and hospital |
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employees; and |
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WHEREAS, After three terms in the legislature, Mr. Cannon |
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returned to Limestone County and opened his law practice in |
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Groesbeck; he has served the legal profession in a number of |
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leadership roles, including as chair of the State Bar of Texas board |
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of directors, as chair of the State Bar of Texas Sunset Committee, |
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and as a Texas Bar Foundation trustee; through the years, he has |
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given generously of his time and expertise to Texans in need of |
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legal representation, and he has been a member of the Pro Bono |
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College for more than 15 years; and |
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WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan has demonstrated a steadfast |
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commitment to his community; he is an Eagle Scout and continues to |
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be active in the Boy Scouts of America, and he has served on the |
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Mexia school board and on the board of the North Texas Exes; in |
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addition, he is an elder of the First Presbyterian Church of Mexia; |
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he has received numerous accolades, and the University of North |
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Texas presented him with the Green Glory Award and named him an |
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Outstanding Alumnus of the School of Political Science; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Cannon enjoys the support |
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and encouragement of his wife, Debbie Cannon, and his family, |
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including his children, JoAl Cannon Sheridan and her husband, Dirk, |
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and Thure Cannon and his wife, Shannon, as well as his |
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grandchildren, Knox and Nash Cannon, and his stepsons, David and |
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Thomas Goodwin; and |
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WHEREAS, Highly regarded in the legal profession and in his |
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community, Joe Cannon has set standards of excellence to which |
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others may aspire, and he indeed merits special recognition; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Joe B. Cannon on his receipt of the |
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2010 Outstanding 50-Year Lawyer Award and extend to him sincere |
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best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Cannon as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Cook |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1005 was adopted by the House on April |
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7, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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