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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Throughout history, the family has served to |
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protect, nurture, and strengthen its members, preparing them to |
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thrive in the greater world, and on July 1 through July 3, 2011, |
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members of the Harrison-Fields family are gathering to recognize |
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the importance of this enduring institution in their own lives; and |
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WHEREAS, The Harrison-Fields family reunions have been a |
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regular event for more than 15 years, with the number of attendees |
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ranging from 75 to as many as 150; the event is being held for the |
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first time in Texas in 2011, and family members from California, |
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Wisconsin, Alabama, Minnesota, Louisiana, Hawaii, Tennessee, |
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Illinois, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Georgia are |
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expected to attend; and |
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WHEREAS, This year's reunion features the theme, "The Wisdom |
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of Learning from the Past to Build for the Future," and activities |
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will include city tours, shopping trips, a picnic, a family worship |
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service, and a fish fry; the host, John D. Harrison, Jr., has lived |
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with his family in North Texas since 1969 and is retired from the |
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Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and from a career as a Realtor and |
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mortgage broker; he is a life member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity |
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and a life alumnus of Alcorn State University in Mississippi; and |
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WHEREAS, The Harrison-Fields reunion offers those in |
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attendance an opportunity to reflect on their rich legacy and to |
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strengthen the bonds that have united their extended families for |
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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 commemorate the 2011 Harrison-Fields family |
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reunion and extend to its organizers and participants sincere best |
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wishes for an enjoyable and memorable event; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Harrison-Fields family as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Mallory Caraway |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2701 was adopted by the House on May |
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30, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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