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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A respected businessman, Lonnie B. Grissom Jr. has |
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made significant contributions to the logging industry in Tyler |
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County; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Grissom was born and raised in Woodville, and he |
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graduated from Kirby High School in 1979; after serving in Germany |
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for four years with the United States Army, he returned to his |
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hometown and began his career in logging in 1986; he and a partner |
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founded G & W Enterprises, a logging and trucking company, as well |
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as other firms related to the industry; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Grissom subsequently struck out on his own, and |
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he continued to extend his business into sawmills, chipmills, fuel |
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distribution, and an equipment dealership; over the years, he has |
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worked tirelessly to expand job opportunities in Tyler County by |
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building new operations, and he has partnered with Texas Pellets |
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and the East Texas Electric Cooperative to promote the expansion of |
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their companies; and |
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WHEREAS, Dynamic and creative entrepreneurs play a vital role |
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in the prosperity of Texas, and through his many endeavors, Lonnie |
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Grissom has helped to make Tyler County an even better place in |
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which to live and work; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Lonnie B. Grissom Jr. for his |
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accomplishments and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Grissom as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |