H.R. No. 227

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, S. M. True, Jr., former president of the Texas Farm
	Bureau, passed away on May 15, 2012, at the age of 88; and
	WHEREAS, The son of Snoden Maddox and Nettie Belle Stalcup
	True, S. M. True was born in Goree on July 8, 1923, and raised on a
	farm; in 1933, his family relocated to the Snyder community near
	Plainview, and he graduated from Plainview High School before
	enrolling and attending classes at Texas Tech University; when
	World War II intervened, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served as
	a carrier-based night fighter pilot; and
	WHEREAS, Following the war, Mr. True returned to Hale County
	and began his career as a farmer; active in the Hale County Farm
	Bureau for a number of years, he went on to serve on the board of
	directors of the Texas Farm Bureau; he was elected president of TFB
	in 1982, and in his 11 years in that post, he made an indelible mark
	on both the organization and on the greater agricultural community;
	he oversaw the creation of the TFB AGFUND, which has since become a
	nationally recognized agriculture political action committee;
	along the way, he earned a reputation as a passionate advocate for
	Texas farmers and an effective consensus builder; and
	WHEREAS, In addition to his work with TFB, this esteemed
	Texan was appointed to the Governor's Task Force on Immigration and
	Agricultural Development, the Joint Committee on Farmworker
	Insurance, and the Texas Family Farm and Ranch Advisory Committee;
	he served on a multitude of agriculture and farm insurance boards,
	including that of the American Farm Bureau Federation, which
	honored him with its Meritorious Service Award; among his numerous
	other accolades were his induction into the State Fair of Texas
	Heritage Hall of Honor and his recognition as a Distinguished Texan
	in Agriculture by the Texas A&M University College of Agriculture
	and Life Sciences; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. True shared more than six rewarding decades with
	his wife, the former Anna Jean Roberts, whom he married in 1946; the
	couple were blessed with a son, David; over the years, Mrs. Roberts
	frequently accompanied her husband to many Texas Farm Bureau events
	across the state and beyond; and
	WHEREAS, During his lifetime, S. M. True contributed
	immeasurably to Texas agriculture, helping to preserve the
	livelihood of countless farmers across the state, and his legacy
	will be a continuing source of inspiration for all who knew him;
	now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of S. M. True, Jr.,
	and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his
	son, David True, and his wife, Linda; to his grandchildren, Blaine
	True and Larissa True; to his brother, Riley True, and his wife,
	Margaret; to his sister, Ona Belle Stephens, and her husband, Bill;
	to his nephew, Mark True, and his wife, Mary; to Eric Plumlee; to
	Ahmet and Gonul Yilmaz; and to his other relatives and friends; and,
	be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of
	S. M. True, Jr.
	Kacal
	King of Hemphill
	Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira
	Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr
	Alonzo Gooden Otto
	Alvarado Guerra Paddie
	Anchia Guillen Parker
	Anderson Gutierrez Patrick
	Ashby Harless Perez
	Aycock Harper-Brown Perry
	Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips
	Bohac Herrero Pickett
	Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts
	Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price
	Branch Huberty Raney
	Burkett Hughes Ratliff
	Burnam Hunter Raymond
	Button Isaac Reynolds
	Callegari Johnson Riddle
	Canales Kacal Ritter
	Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
	Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis
	Clardy King of Parker Rose
	Coleman King of Taylor Sanford
	Collier King of Zavala Schaefer
	Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets
	Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell
	Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell
	Creighton Krause Simmons
	Crownover Kuempel Simpson
	Dale Larson Smith
	Darby Laubenberg Smithee
	Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer
	J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson
	S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland
	Deshotel Longoria Strama
	Dukes Lozano Taylor
	Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria
	Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris
	Elkins Martinez Toth
	Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin
	Farias McClendon Turner of Harris
	Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant
	Farrar Miles Villalba
	Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal
	Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
	Frank Moody Walle
	Frullo Morrison White
	Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman
	Giddings Murphy Wu
	Goldman Naishtat Zedler
	Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 227 was unanimously adopted by a rising
	vote of the House on January 30, 2013.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House