H.R. No. 2435

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, George and Donna Harrison of Bay City have been
	honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Matagorda County
	Fair and Livestock Association; and
	WHEREAS, Established in 1944, this venerable organization
	celebrates the region's rich agricultural heritage by offering a
	variety of educational programs and activities for area youth,
	through which it strives to develop strong character, leadership
	ability, and teamwork skills; and
	WHEREAS, Natives of Bay City, Mr. and Mrs. Harrison each
	boast deep roots in Matagorda County, where their families have
	farmed and ranched for more than a century; George Harrison, a
	distinguished alumnus of Bay City High School and a graduate of
	Texas State University, today serves as chief financial officer of
	the STP Nuclear Operating Company in Matagorda County, having
	joined that enterprise in 1983; and
	WHEREAS, In their youth, Mr. and Mrs. Harrison both
	participated in 4-H and FFA and raised steers for the Matagorda
	County Fair and Livestock Show; over the years since then, the
	couple have worked closely with the sponsoring organization and
	contributed in myriad ways to the work of producing its signature
	event; Mrs. Harrison continues to volunteer in the ticket office
	and to help with Ag Days at the fairgrounds, and Mr. Harrison has
	served as president of the association and held a variety of other
	posts; moreover, the couple have donated cattle for more than 20
	years for the Team Penning Competition; and
	WHEREAS, George and Donna Harrison have given generously of
	their time and talents to benefit the agricultural community in
	Matagorda County and to prepare the next generation of farmers and
	ranchers, and in so doing they have garnered the lasting respect and
	appreciation of their fellow citizens; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
	Legislature hereby congratulate George and Donna Harrison on their
	receipt of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Matagorda County
	Fair and Livestock Association and extend to them sincere best
	wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Harrison as an expression of high regard
	by the Texas House of Representatives.
	Bonnen of Brazoria
	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. 2435 was adopted by the House on May 22,
	2013, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House