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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Bruce Hillegeist has greatly benefited the Tomball |
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community through his many years of civic engagement; and |
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WHEREAS, An alumnus of Tomball High School, Bruce Hillegeist |
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holds a bachelor's degree in agriculture business from Sam Houston |
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State University; in addition, he is a graduate of the Leadership |
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North Houston program as well as of the Tomball Police Department |
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Citizens Police Academy; he enjoyed a successful 16-year career |
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with the First Bank & Trust of Tomball, where he worked as a teller |
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and a loan officer before becoming marketing director, and he has |
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ably served as president of the Greater Tomball Area Chamber of |
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Commerce since November 1994; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hillegeist has further distinguished himself as |
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president of the Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives and the Gulf |
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Coast Chamber Executives, as Orion District chair of the Boy Scouts |
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of America Sam Houston Area Council, and as a member of the boards |
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of the Tomball Regional Medical Center, the Tomball Pregnancy |
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Center, the Tomball Scholarship Foundation, the Tomball Christian |
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Business Luncheon, the Texas Association of Business, and many |
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other organizations; and |
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WHEREAS, In recognition of his exemplary efforts, |
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Mr. Hillegeist has been accorded a host of prestigious honors, |
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including the 2013 John Pickelman Leadership North Houston Fellow |
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Award, the 2003 Business Associate of the Year Award from the |
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American Business Women's Association, a 2003 Distinguished |
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Service Award from TCCE, and a 2002 Community Builder Award from |
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Masonic Lodge No. 1096; moreover, he has twice earned the title of |
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Citizen of the Year; and |
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WHEREAS, Bruce Hillegeist's tireless work and exceptional |
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leadership ability have made a positive difference in the lives of |
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his fellow citizens, and he may indeed take justifiable pride in his |
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myriad accomplishments; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Bruce Hillegeist for his outstanding |
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record of community service and extend to him sincere best wishes |
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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. Hillegeist as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Oliverson |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2213 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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