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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Harley Stewart Savage, Jr., has been named the 2012 |
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Man of the Year by the Bay City Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Matagorda County, Stewart Savage |
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graduated from Bay City High School and Texas Lutheran University; |
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together with his family, he has built the largest organic rice farm |
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in Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Savage has given generously of his time and |
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resources to a number of organizations; he is a past president of |
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the local Rotary Club, and he has served on the boards of the |
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U.S. Department of Agriculture's Matagorda County Farm Service |
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Agency, the Matagorda County Women's Crisis Center, Kids in |
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Distress, and the Bay City Country Club, as well as a regional |
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council advising the Lower Colorado River Authority; moreover, he |
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has held a seat on the board of directors of the Bay City Chamber and |
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on its agriculture committee and serves as chief cook for the |
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chamber's crawfish boil; and |
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WHEREAS, An active fundraiser, Mr. Savage has supported the |
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MEHOP Family Health Center, the regional fair association, and area |
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churches and FFA programs; he is a man of faith who worships at |
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St. Mark's Episcopal Church, teaches Sunday school, and has served |
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as a church warden; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Savage enjoys the love of a fine family that |
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includes his wife, Tami Savage, two sons, a daughter-in-law, and a |
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grandson; and |
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WHEREAS, The strength of our communities depends on |
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individuals like Stewart Savage, whose notable work in behalf of |
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area residents and institutions has contributed greatly to the |
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quality of life in Bay City; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd |
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Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Stewart Savage on his |
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selection as the 2012 Man of the Year by the Bay City Chamber of |
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Commerce & Agriculture and extend to him sincere best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Savage as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |