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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Glenn Bickerdike of Marshall has deservedly been |
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honored with the 2015 Sam B. Hall Jr. Civic Service Award from East |
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Texas Baptist University, and this achievement provides a fitting |
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acknowledgment of his many diverse contributions to the betterment |
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of his community; and |
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WHEREAS, President of the local BancorpSouth branch and |
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former ETBU Board of Trustees member, Mr. Bickerdike has lived in |
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Marshall for more than 13 years, during which period he has been an |
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active member of myriad noteworthy groups, including the Citizens |
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Advisory Commission and the Turney Foundation; the 2014 Marshall |
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Citizen of the Year, he has served in leadership roles with such |
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organizations as the United Way of Harrison County and the Board of |
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Directors of Good Shepherd Medical Center, and he is the chair of |
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the Yes Matters political action committee; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Bickerdike graduated from John Tyler High |
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School and The University of Texas at Tyler; he began his |
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professional career in 1991, working in Lufkin for Nations Bank and |
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then Merrill Lynch, before moving to Marshall in 2001; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Bickerdike enjoys the love |
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and support of his wife, Karen, and his three children, Chase, Cade, |
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and Kendall; he is also a valued member of Immanuel Baptist Church |
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of Marshall, where he serves as a deacon; and |
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WHEREAS, East Texas is fortunate to have passionate and |
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engaged residents like Glenn Bickerdike, whose history of civic |
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involvement is an inspiration to all who know him; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Glenn Bickerdike on his receipt of |
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the 2015 Sam B. Hall Jr. Civic Service Award 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. Bickerdike as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2285 was adopted by the House on May |
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21, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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