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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, James Sanchez, a graduate student at Texas A&M |
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University--Corpus Christi, has received the 2015 Dan Klepper |
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Memorial Scholarship from the Texas Outdoor Writers Association; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Named for the late Dan Klepper, a founder of the |
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association and an outdoor journalist for the San Antonio |
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Express-News, this scholarship supports young writers, |
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photographers, and other artists who work to educate the public |
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about the benefits of preserving and protecting the natural |
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heritage of Texas; Mr. Sanchez was selected from a pool of 17 |
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candidates; and |
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WHEREAS, James Sanchez holds a bachelor's degree in marine |
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biology, and he is working toward a master's degree in biology at |
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A&M--Corpus Christi, studying the effects of invasive mangroves on |
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the salt marsh ecosystem of the Gulf Coast at the university's |
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marine ecology laboratory; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Sanchez's nature writing has been published |
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through his internships with Texas Parks and Wildlife and the |
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Aransas Bay Coastal Fishery Division; a passionate, lifelong |
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fisherman, he also contributes fishing reports to the Corpus |
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Christi Caller-Times; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to his studies and his writing, |
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Mr. Sanchez works as a volunteer in public schools; for the last |
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three years, he has been a teacher's assistant for the |
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Tuloso-Midway High School science club, sharing his love of the |
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outdoors with students; and |
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WHEREAS, This outstanding graduate student is already |
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contributing to nature writing in the Lone Star State, and his |
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receipt of this prestigious scholarship portends a bright and |
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rewarding career; 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 James Sanchez on his receipt of the |
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2015 Dan Klepper Memorial Scholarship and extend to him sincere |
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best wishes for continued success in all his endeavors; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Sanchez as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Herrero |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2039 was adopted by the House on May |
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21, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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