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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Paul and Monica Minzenmayer of Rowena have earned |
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the 2011 Achievement Award from the American Farm Bureau |
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Federation; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Minzenmayer were the first |
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representatives of the Texas Farm Bureau to win the honor, which |
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pays tribute to young farmers and ranchers who have excelled in |
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their work and have demonstrated exceptional leadership ability; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Starting with a few dozen acres, the Minzenmayers |
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have developed their Runnels County farm into sizable tracts of |
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cotton and wheat, and they have added a cow/calf operation; they |
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have also become co-owners of a grain elevator near Roscoe; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Minzenmayer is a certified public accountant |
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with bachelor's and master's degrees from Angelo State University, |
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and he serves as vice president of the Runnels County Farm Bureau; |
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Mrs. Minzenmayer also earned her bachelor's and master's degrees |
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from Angelo State University; the couple have two children, Matthew |
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and Elizabeth, and they are active members of Saint Joseph Catholic |
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Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Agriculture is vital to the economic prosperity of |
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the Lone Star State, and Paul and Monica Minzenmayer indeed merit |
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special recognition for their commitment to farming and their |
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impressive accomplishments as farm owners; 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 Paul and Monica Minzenmayer on |
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earning the 2011 Achievement Award from the American Farm Bureau |
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Federation and extend to them sincere best wishes for continued |
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success in all of their endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Minzenmayer as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |