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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Arthur Mann is the 2013 recipient of the Hill County |
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Citizen of the Year award from the Hillsboro Area Chamber of |
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Commerce; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Hillsboro, Art Mann graduated from |
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Hubbard High School and earned an associate's degree from Hill |
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College and a bachelor's degree in journalism from Sam Houston |
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State University; as a longtime editor for the Hillsboro Reporter |
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and as an on-air personality with KHBR Radio, he has covered major |
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news events in the Hill County area for the past three decades; he |
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is considered one of the community's foremost authorities on local |
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government affairs and is well regarded for his fair and objective |
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style of reporting; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Mann has further distinguished himself through |
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his civic involvement; he is a senior member of the Hill County Go |
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Texan Committee, which he helped establish in 1991 to fund |
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scholarships for area youth, and he served as the inaugural chair of |
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the Hill County Ag-Youth Board; moreover, he has been a member of |
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the Hillsboro Area Chamber of Commerce Board for many years, |
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including serving a term as president; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan has shared his time and talents |
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with myriad other organizations, including the Hill County |
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Extension Service Council, the Hillsboro Heritage League, and the |
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Friends of Hillsboro City Library; he is a member of the Hillsboro |
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Masonic Lodge and an active alumnus in the Century Club of Hill |
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College and the Sam Houston State University Alumni Association; |
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during the biennial legislative session, Mr. Mann organizes Hill |
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County Day at the State Capitol as an opportunity for residents to |
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meet with their elected officials to discuss important local |
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issues; and |
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WHEREAS, Among Mr. Mann's other achievements is organizing a |
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successful fund-raising concert in behalf of the Hill County |
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Courthouse, which had sustained damage from a fire; that event and |
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the subsequent rededication ceremony both featured Willie Nelson, |
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and for the second rededication of the courthouse, Mr. Mann secured |
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as the keynote speaker then governor George W. Bush; and |
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WHEREAS, His exceptional public-spirited efforts have been |
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previously recognized with a Liberty Bell Award from the Hillsboro |
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Bar Association and an honorary membership in the Hillsboro Lions |
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Club; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Mann enjoys the love and |
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support of his wife, Susan, with whom he has shared more than three |
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decades; the couple are blessed with a treasured family that |
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includes their daughters and sons-in-law, Peggy and Chris Lidster |
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and Ada and Justin Motherspau, and a beloved granddaughter, Keira; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, With his enthusiasm and dedication, Art Mann has |
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made a positive difference in the lives of his fellow citizens, and |
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it is indeed a pleasure to join in recognizing him for his |
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meaningful contributions to Hill County; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Arthur Mann on his selection as the |
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Hill County Citizen of the Year by the Hillsboro Area Chamber of |
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Commerce and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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success and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Mann as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Pitts |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 650 was adopted by the House on March |
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13, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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