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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Joe Herring, Jr., of Kerrville, a writer, historian, |
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businessman, and civic leader, has dedicated himself to researching |
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and preserving the stories of his community and the Texas Hill |
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Country, and he has made a splendid contribution to local history |
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with the publication of his recent book Home: Photographs of |
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Kerrville; and |
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WHEREAS, A Kerrville native, Mr. Herring has long collected |
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historic Kerr County photographs and memorabilia, and since 1994 he |
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has written about his hometown's colorful past in "Around Town," a |
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weekly column published by the Kerrville Daily Times; he also |
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maintains a blog called Hill Country History, which supplements his |
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column with additional stories and pictures; in December 2010, Mr. |
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Herring published Home: Photographs of Kerrville, a coffee-table |
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book that includes more than 200 rare photographs from his |
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collection and that features Kerrville people and places from the |
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1890s to the 1970s; and |
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WHEREAS, Held in high regard by his fellow citizens, Joe |
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Herring is a successful businessman and a model of civic |
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engagement; he serves as general manager of Herring Printing |
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Company, which his family has operated in Kerrville since 1965, and |
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over the years he has sat on numerous boards and commissions; as |
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mayor of Kerrville from 1992 to 1994, he was instrumental in |
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securing that town's designation as a Texas Main Street City, as |
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well as in fostering the redevelopment of the downtown district and |
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implementing a curbside recycling program; Mr. Herring chaired the |
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Kerrville Area Chamber of Commerce from 2009 to 2010, and in 2010 he |
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was honored as the Bill Dozier Citizen of the Year by the Kerrville |
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Daily Times; his devotion to his community and his myriad efforts in |
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its behalf have truly earned him the title "Mr. Kerrville"; and |
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WHEREAS, Joe Herring has worked tirelessly to document the |
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rich history and culture of Kerrville and Kerr County, and through |
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his determined endeavors, he has done much to preserve this |
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priceless heritage for future generations; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Joe Herring, Jr., for his contributions to |
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Kerrville and Kerr County and congratulate him on the publication |
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of his book Home: Photographs of Kerrville; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Herring as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |