82R28939 JBA-D

By: Hardcastle H.R. No. 2120

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, Respected and admired by his peers in the industry, Angelo P. Zottarelli has been elected president of the International Brangus Breeders Association; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Zottarelli was born in San Antonio and attended San Antonio College and St. Mary's University; he began his involvement in the livestock business by working summers on ranches in South Texas and the Texas Hill Country; in 2000, he attained his lifelong dream of becoming a cattle rancher with the purchase of a registered Brangus bull and 13 registered Brangus females for property he owned outside Evant in Hamilton County; he now runs a herd of 100 Brangus females and 100 commercial Brangus females under the ZR Brand; and

WHEREAS, First elected to the International Brangus Breeders Association in 2007 as the representative of Texas and Mexico, Mr. Zottarelli was reelected in 2010 without opposition and has become a prominent figure in the organization, which is headquartered in San Antonio; before his election as president, he served as second and first vice president of the IBBA and was a member of both the promotion and commercial marketing committees; he also belongs to many Texas cattle organizations; and

WHEREAS, Brangus cattle are the fifth-largest breed and are important to the Texas livestock industry, and Angelo Zottarelli is sure to provide valuable guidance to the IBBA in his new leadership role; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Angelo Zottarelli on his election as president of the International Brangus Breeders Association and extend to him sincere best wishes for success in that position; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. Zottarelli as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.