H.R. No. 99

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, Russell Cain of Port Lavaca has been named the Volunteer of the Year from Senate District 18 by the State Republican Executive Committee, and he is being honored at a special event in Austin on September 27, 2013; and

WHEREAS, A longtime resident of Calhoun County, Mr. Cain is an alumnus of Texas A&I University--Kingsville and has enjoyed a successful career as a real estate broker and the operator of his own firm, Russell Cain Real Estate; he belongs to the National Association of Realtors as well as its Texas affiliate and has held many positions of responsibility in the Coastal Bend Association of Realtors; and

WHEREAS, Committed to the principles and values of conservatism, Mr. Cain has worked tirelessly in support of Republican candidates at the county, district, state, and national levels; in addition to his six-year tenure as chair of the Calhoun County Republican Party, he has twice served as a delegate to the Republican State Convention, and in 2012, he had the honor of representing Texas as a delegate to the national convention; known as an energetic organizer, he has held four Tea Party rallies within the past two years, and he has helped to galvanize local youth by establishing the Calhoun High School Republican Club and arranging several trips to Austin for students to learn more about the workings of state government firsthand; and

WHEREAS, This outstanding citizen has further benefited his fellow Texans through his myriad volunteer efforts, which include a long and illustrious affiliation with the Rotary Club; he is a past president and district governor of the service organization and has helped to organize a number of major Rotary events over the years; moreover, he has filled leadership roles in such local institutions as the Port Lavaca Main Street Association, the Al Amin Shrine Temple, Bluebonnet Youth Ranch, and Memorial Medical Center, and he has spent nearly 15 years on the board of the Gulf Bend MHMR Center; he is the current director of the Calhoun County Economic Development Corporation as well as vice president of the local American Cancer Society chapter, which he has served for a combined 27 years as director and president; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Cain was previously recognized as Citizen of the Year by the local Veterans of Foreign Wars in 1993; he has also been honored by the chamber of commerce as the 1992 Man of the Year and as a 2011 Hometown Hero, and in 2000, he was named one of the 25 most influential citizens in Calhoun County; and

WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Cain is blessed with the love and support of his wife of 17 years and fellow Rotarian, Cherre Walker Cain; he is a devoted congregant at Grace Episcopal Church, and in his free time, he is an avid golfer; and

WHEREAS, With his countless hours of political involvement and community service, Russell Cain exemplifies the highest ideals of volunteerism, and in so doing he sets an outstanding example of civic engagement to which others may aspire; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Russell Cain on his selection as Volunteer of the Year from Senate District 18 by the State Republican Executive Committee and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further

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

Morrison

______________________________ Speaker of the House

I certify that H.R. No. 99 was adopted by the House on July 25, 2013, by a non-record vote.

______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House