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