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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1230
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In Memory |
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Richard McDonald |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Richard McDonald, longtime leader of the |
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Texas Cattle Feeders Association, who died October 29, 2010, at |
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the age of 66; and |
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WHEREAS, Richard McDonald was born in Clifton, Texas, on |
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February 21, 1944, to Werner and Roy McDonald; he attended |
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San Benito High School, where he served as president of the |
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Future Farmers of America, and he also served as chairman of the |
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State 4-H Council; and |
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WHEREAS, He graduated from Texas A&M University in 1966 |
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with a bachelor's degree in animal science; he earned a master's |
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degree in 1969 and a doctoral degree in 1972 from Louisiana State |
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University in animal breeding, nutrition, and statistics; and |
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WHEREAS, He married Sharon Tolzein on October 5, 1979, and |
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the couple had three sons, Lyle, Lanny, and Kelly, and a |
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daughter, Lori; they were active members of First Presbyterian |
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Church in Amarillo; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. McDonald joined the staff of the Texas Cattle |
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Feeders Association in Amarillo in 1974 and served as its |
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president and chief executive officer from 1988 until his |
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retirement in 2006; he represented the interests of the |
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organization's members before the Texas legislature and |
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regulatory agencies and earned a reputation as an honorable and |
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reliable advocate for Texas cattle feeders and Texas agriculture |
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in general; and |
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WHEREAS, Due to his outstanding leadership, the Texas |
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Cattle Feeders Association has become one of the most recognized |
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and respected cattle organizations in the United States, and he |
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is widely credited for taking a fledgling industry and developing |
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it into a vibrant part of the nation's economy; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. McDonald was a highly respected gentleman |
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whose expertise, insightfulness, and wise guidance contributed |
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significantly to the cattle industry; the Richard McDonald |
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Leadership Institute has been established to honor his legacy and |
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continue his work; administered by the National Cattlemen's Beef |
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Association, the program offers leadership development and |
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training for young people involved with cattle organizations |
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across the country; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life and legacy of Richard |
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McDonald and extend sincere condolences to his bereaved family; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Richard McDonald. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 27, 2011, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |