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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Respected and admired by his peers in the industry, |
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Angelo P. Zottarelli has been elected president of the |
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International Brangus Breeders Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Zottarelli was born in San Antonio and attended |
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San Antonio College and St. Mary's University; he began his |
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involvement in the livestock business by working summers on ranches |
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in South Texas and the Texas Hill Country; in 2000, he attained his |
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lifelong dream of becoming a cattle rancher with the purchase of a |
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registered Brangus bull and 13 registered Brangus females for |
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property he owned outside Evant in Hamilton County; he now runs a |
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herd of 100 Brangus females and 100 commercial Brangus females |
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under the ZR Brand; and |
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WHEREAS, First elected to the International Brangus Breeders |
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Association in 2007 as the representative of Texas and Mexico, Mr. |
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Zottarelli was reelected in 2010 without opposition and has become |
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a prominent figure in the organization, which is headquartered in |
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San Antonio; before his election as president, he served as second |
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and first vice president of the IBBA and was a member of both the |
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promotion and commercial marketing committees; he also belongs to |
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many Texas cattle organizations; and |
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WHEREAS, Brangus cattle are the fifth-largest breed and are |
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important to the Texas livestock industry, and Angelo Zottarelli is |
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sure to provide valuable guidance to the IBBA in his new leadership |
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role; 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 Angelo Zottarelli on his election |
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as president of the International Brangus Breeders Association and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for success in that position; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Zottarelli as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Hardcastle |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2120 was adopted by the House on May |
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23, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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