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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Eddy D. Edmondson of Austin is retiring as president |
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of the Texas Nursery & Landscape Association on May 31, 2011, |
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drawing to a close a notable career with TNLA that has spanned |
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nearly four decades; and |
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WHEREAS, After earning his bachelor's degree in agricultural |
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education from Texas A&M University, Mr. Edmondson worked in the |
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marketing and regulatory divisions of the Texas Department of |
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Agriculture; in 1974, he became supervisor of the Texas Certified |
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Nursery Professional and Texas Master Certified Nursery |
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Professional programs at TNLA; his responsibilities also included |
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helping to manage the annual Nursery/Landscape Expo; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Edmondson was appointed president of TNLA in |
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1990, and during his exemplary 21-year tenure in that role, the |
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association has thrived and prospered; he led efforts to establish |
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the TNLA Education and Research Foundation, serving as the |
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organization's vice president from 1992 to 2011, and he has |
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overseen the growth of TNLA's annual expo to include more than 1,200 |
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vendor booths and draw over 7,000 attendees; and |
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WHEREAS, In his capacity as TNLA president, Mr. Edmondson has |
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served on the Nursery and Floral Advisory Council of the Texas |
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Department of Agriculture, the Texas Tech University Plant and Soil |
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Science Advisory Committee, and the Texas A&M University Fire Ant |
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Research and Management Account Advisory Committee; and |
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WHEREAS, This outstanding professional has been recognized |
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with TNLA's highest honor, the Arp Award, and he is also a recipient |
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of the Distinguished Executive of the Year Award from the Texas |
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Society of Association Executives and the Professional |
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Organization Award from the Professional Agricultural Workers of |
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Texas Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Edmondson has further distinguished himself as |
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president of the Nursery & Landscape Association Executives of |
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North America and as chair of the Texas Society of Association |
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Executives; he is a member of the American Society of Association |
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Executives and a founding member of the Austin chapter of the |
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International Association of Exposition Managers; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his career, Mr. Edmondson has enjoyed the |
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love and support of his wife, Gayle Pickering, and his children, |
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Corbin and Colie; and |
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WHEREAS, Eddy Edmondson's dedication, vision, and commitment |
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to excellence have greatly benefited the nursery and landscaping |
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industry in Texas, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his |
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achievements as he embarks on the next exciting chapter of his life; |
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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 Eddy D. Edmondson on his retirement |
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as president of the Texas Nursery & Landscape Association and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Edmondson as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Miller of Erath |
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Straus |
Gonzales of Williamson |
Morrison |
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Aliseda |
Gonzalez |
Munoz, Jr. |
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Anderson of Dallas |
Hancock |
Orr |
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Anderson of McLennan |
Hardcastle |
Otto |
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Beck |
Harper-Brown |
Patrick |
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Bohac |
Hernandez Luna |
Pena |
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Burkett |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Pitts |
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Burnam |
Howard of Travis |
Price |
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Button |
Huberty |
Quintanilla |
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Callegari |
Hunter |
Reynolds |
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Christian |
Keffer |
Schwertner |
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Coleman |
King of Parker |
Scott |
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Cook |
King of Taylor |
Sheets |
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Craddick |
King of Zavala |
Sheffield |
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Creighton |
Kleinschmidt |
Shelton |
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Crownover |
Kolkhorst |
Simpson |
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Darby |
Kuempel |
Smith of Harris |
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Davis of Dallas |
Landtroop |
Smith of Tarrant |
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J. Davis of Harris |
Larson |
Smithee |
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S. Davis of Harris |
Laubenberg |
Solomons |
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Driver |
Legler |
Taylor of Collin |
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Dukes |
Lewis |
Taylor of Galveston |
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Farias |
Mallory Caraway |
Veasey |
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Frullo |
Martinez Fischer |
Weber |
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Giddings |
Miller of Comal |
Zedler |
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Gonzales of Hidalgo |
Miller of Erath |
Zerwas |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2424 was adopted by the House on May 25, |
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2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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