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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Entrepreneurs and civic leaders Paul and Charla |
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Vinyard received the 2017 Tom Landry Leadership Award from Dallas |
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Baptist University on April 1, 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, Named for the legendary Dallas Cowboys football |
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coach, the Tom Landry Leadership Award is presented annually by the |
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university to individuals from North Texas who excel in their |
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professions, exhibit exceptional leadership, and demonstrate |
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exemplary personal integrity and a high level of commitment to |
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serving their community; and |
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WHEREAS, Paul Vinyard and his late wife, Mary Beth, founded a |
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series of restaurants in the Dallas/Fort Worth area; the first, |
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Bubba's, opened in Dallas in 1981, and 12 years later, the couple |
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started Babe's Chicken Dinner House in Roanoke; in the years that |
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followed, Babe's expanded to nine locations in the region, and in |
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2006, the Vinyards opened Sweetie Pie's Ribeyes in Decatur; today, |
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the restaurants continue to thrive, assisted by Mr. Vinyard's |
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children, Joel and Tiffany; and |
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WHEREAS, After the death of Mary Beth Vinyard, Mr. Vinyard |
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was fortunate enough to find love again, and in 2009, he married |
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Charla Vinyard; she has enjoyed a successful career in real estate, |
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and her volunteer work includes service on the Women's Auxiliary |
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Board, the Mission Arlington and Mission Metroplex boards, and the |
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Tom Landry Leadership Award Dinner Committee; in addition, the |
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couple are active members of the First Baptist Church of Dallas; and |
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WHEREAS, Through their outstanding leadership and deep |
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religious faith, Paul and Charla Vinyard continue to make their |
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community a better place in which to live and work, and they are |
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truly deserving of this prestigious award; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Paul and Charla Vinyard on their |
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receipt of the 2017 Tom Landry Leadership Award and extend to them |
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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. and Mrs. Vinyard as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Krause |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1998 was adopted by the House on May |
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25, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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