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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, In December 2014, businessman Fred Loya won the |
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Great Christmas Light Fight on ABC-TV with a magnificent array of |
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decorative lights at his home in El Paso, and in a true expression |
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of the Christmas spirit, he donated his $50,000 in prize money to 10 |
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local charities; and |
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WHEREAS, The Great Christmas Light Fight is a friendly |
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competition for the best holiday lights in the nation, and Mr. Loya |
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triumphed over a number of other remarkable displays with his |
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annual synchronized sound and light display, which features 450,000 |
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lights and draws some 70,000 visitors each year; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Santa Ana, California, Mr. Loya developed |
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his strong work ethic as a boy working in his parents' grocery store |
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and tortilla factory; after graduating from Long Beach State |
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College, he served in Germany for several years with the U.S. Army, |
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and he went on to manage his family's cattle ranch in Mexico; in |
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1974, he became a Farmers Insurance agent in El Paso, and today the |
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Loya Insurance Group is a multimillion dollar business with 526 |
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agencies in Texas and across the nation; and |
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WHEREAS, For the past decade, Fred Loya has delighted the |
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people of El Paso with the spectacular Christmas lights at his home, |
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and the recognition he won on national television was made even more |
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special by the gracious donation he made to benefit his community; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Fred Loya on winning the 2014 Great |
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Christmas Light Fight and commend him for his generous gift to |
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charity; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Loya as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Pickett |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 106 was adopted by the House on |
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February 19, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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