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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Mineola Chamber of Commerce honored Warren Brown |
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as the Man of the Year at its annual banquet on April 6, 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, A prominent figure in his community, Mr. Brown is a |
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member of the Mineola Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, |
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president of the Mineola Industrial Foundation, and chair of the |
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Mineola Economic Development team; he is also a Rotarian and the |
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member of various other service organizations; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Brown is president of the board for Grace |
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Community Healthcare Ministry, and he has selflessly volunteered |
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his time, talents, and resources to help the organization best meet |
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the needs of underserved residents; moreover, he chairs the search |
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committee investigating the possibility of an urgent care medical |
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facility for the area; he is a valued member of the First Baptist |
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Church of Mineola and has served as chair of the HVAC study and |
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implementation committee and as a member of the finance and |
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stewardship committees; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of an impressive career in the |
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financial services industry, Mr. Brown has held key positions on |
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the executive teams of banks in both Arizona and Texas, and he is |
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now a commercial loan consultant to City National Bank; he earned |
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his bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Missouri |
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and completed the executive program at the Graduate School of |
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Credit and Financial Management at Dartmouth College in New |
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Hampshire; and |
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WHEREAS, This Missouri native grew up on a farm north of |
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St. Louis and also spent much of his childhood in Jacksonville, |
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Texas, where his mother's ancestors settled before the Civil War; |
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on a fortuitous trip to California in 1963, he met his future wife, |
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Marilyn, and they were joined in matrimony three years later; |
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today, he delights in sharing life's special moments with a fine |
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family that has grown to include six children, Cathy Brown Lengua |
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and her husband, Jose, Christopher Robert Brown and his wife, |
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Shanan, Charles Warren Brown and his wife, Megan, Julia Brown Banks |
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and her husband, Chad, Sueanne Brown Bardwell and her husband, |
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Kevin, and Warren Robert Brown II, as well as eight treasured |
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grandchildren, Zak, J. T., Megan, Christopher, Boyd, Gavin, |
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Gabriel, and Gage; Mr. Brown enjoys gardening, landscaping, and |
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woodworking, among other leisure pursuits; and |
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WHEREAS, The citizens of Mineola have greatly benefited from |
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Warren Brown's volunteerism and civic engagement, and he is indeed |
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deserving of this prestigious honor; 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 Warren Brown on his selection as |
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Man of the Year by the Mineola Chamber of Commerce 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. Brown as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Hughes |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2705 was adopted by the House on May |
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24, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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