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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 641
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WHEREAS, Kenneth Dierschke of San Angelo retired as president |
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of the Texas Farm Bureau and its affiliated companies in December |
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2014, concluding a distinguished tenure that spanned 12 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Elected to the Texas Farm Bureau board of |
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directors in 1996, Mr. Dierschke was named vice president in 2000 |
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and president in 2002; he has also served on the boards of the |
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American Farm Bureau Federation, Southern Farm Bureau Life |
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Insurance Company, and Farm Bureau Bank, and on the executive |
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committee of the Farm Bureau Bank; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Dierschke was previously a member of the Tom |
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Green County Farm Bureau board for more than two decades, and he |
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served two terms as its president; over the years, he gave further of |
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his time and talents to the Texas Farm Bureau as a member of its Blue |
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Ribbon Goals, State Resolutions, and Cotton Advisory Committees; and |
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WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan has been a member of the United |
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States Trade Representatives Advisory Council, and since 1998, |
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he has served as agricultural representative on the Region F |
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Water Planning Group; in addition, he has served on the |
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Conservation Task Force for the Texas Water Development Board and |
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the Cotton Board and its executive committee; moreover, he has |
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been a director of the Southern Rolling Plains Cotton Growers |
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Association and a member of the United States Department of |
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Agriculture Trade Representative Advisory Committee and of the |
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American Farm Bureau Trade Advisory Committee; and |
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WHEREAS, A fourth-generation farmer, Mr. Dierschke raises |
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cotton and milo, and he was selected as the Concho Soil and Water |
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ConservationDistrict FarmeroftheYear;heistherecipientof |
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the Area Chapter Farmer Award from the Wall FFA as well; a |
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graduate of Wall High School, he attended San Angelo College; and |
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WHEREAS, Kenneth Dierschke has greatly benefited the Texas |
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Farm Bureau through his dedicated leadership, and he may indeed |
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reflect with pride on a job well done; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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Legislature, hereby honor Kenneth Dierschke for his outstanding |
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contributions as president of the Texas Farm Bureau and extend to |
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him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be prepared |
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for Mr. Dierschke as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on April 28, 2015. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |