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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Gayland Howell received the 2010 Man of the Year and |
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B. R. Short Community Spirit awards from the Mineola Chamber of |
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Commerce on February 15, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Since moving to Mineola less than four years ago, |
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Gayland Howell has sought to make a difference in the town he now |
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calls home; he is serving his second year as president of the |
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Mineola Civic Center board and he is a member of the Main Street |
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advisory board and chair of the May Days festival; he is also a |
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former president and current membership chair of the Mineola |
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Kiwanis Club as well as a George F. Hixson Fellow in Kiwanis |
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International; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Howell is active in Caring and Sharing, and he |
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has been part of efforts that helped Mineola to attain Certified |
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Retirement Community status; he has further distinguished himself |
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as a director of the Mineola Chamber of Commerce, working |
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diligently to promote the economic growth and development of the |
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Wood County city; and |
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WHEREAS, Before coming to Mineola, Mr. Howell was a resident |
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of the Metroplex and a participant in many Denton civic |
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organizations; he holds a bachelor's degree in business |
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administration from the University of North Texas and is involved |
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in the North Texas Exes; retired after 37 years, he was the vice |
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president of manufacturing at Russell Newman, an apparel company, |
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and he also served his country in the United States military for two |
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years; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Howell enjoys the love |
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and support of his wife, Bonita, and he takes pride in a fine family |
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that includes two children and six grandchildren; he attends the |
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First United Methodist Church; and |
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WHEREAS, The strength of our communities depends on |
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individuals like Gayland Howell, whose tireless work in behalf of |
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area residents and businesses has contributed immeasurably to the |
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quality of life in Mineola; 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 Gayland Howell on his receipt of |
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the 2010 Man of the Year and B. R. Short Community Spirit awards |
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from the Mineola Chamber of Commerce and extend to him sincere best |
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wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Howell as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |