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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Joe Phipps received a certificate of appreciation |
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from Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter No. 4077 in Waco in |
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January 2013, in recognition of his service to area veterans; and |
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WHEREAS, The owner of Phipps Memorial, Mr. Phipps has managed |
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the company since 1991, when his father, who founded the business in |
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1939, passed away; today, he works with his son, Joe Phipps, Jr., |
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and his daughter, Donna, in the monument industry, serving McLennan |
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and surrounding counties; under his leadership, the family-owned |
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company has garnered a number of awards for design and |
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knowledgeable service; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Phipps pays tribute to men and women who have |
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served in the military by donating monuments for veterans to |
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families who cannot afford them; in addition to providing the grave |
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marker, he arranges for its installation and for landscaping at the |
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site; Mr. Phipps also supports the Waco Veterans Administration |
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Medical Center and donates memorials in the military section of |
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Rosemound Cemetery; and |
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WHEREAS, The service and sacrifice of America's veterans must |
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never be forgotten, and Joe Phipps has gone above and beyond in |
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helping to ensure that former members of our military are |
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appropriately honored; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Joe Phipps for his contributions in |
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behalf of veterans of our nation's armed forces and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for the 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. Phipps as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |