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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 60
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WHEREAS, Hochheim Prairie Farm Mutual Insurance |
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Association is celebrating its 125th anniversary; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1892, German immigrants from the rural |
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farmlands in the area known as the Hochheim Prairie community |
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gathered and organized a mutual insurance association by |
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electing officers and insuring the homes of 30 families; and |
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WHEREAS, The association was chartered and named the |
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Hochheim Prairie Mutual Fire and Storm Association; on July 1, |
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1973, its name was changed to Hochheim Prairie Farm Mutual |
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Insurance Association; and |
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WHEREAS, With its corporate headquarters located in |
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Yoakum, Texas, the association has grown mostly in rural areas of |
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the state through 210 independent agents; the association has |
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more than 90,000 members with written premiums exceeding $125 |
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million, and a subsidiary company was created in 1979 named |
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Hochheim Prairie Casualty Insurance Company; and |
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WHEREAS, The association and its subsidiary company |
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provide insurance coverage for homes, farms, ranches, |
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manufactured homes, personal property, automobiles, small |
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businesses, and liability; and |
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WHEREAS, The association's representative form of |
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government allows each member of the association to select |
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membership in one of the 112 branches located throughout the |
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State of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Branches are organized into nine equal districts |
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in which the members directly elect the board of directors; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, 12 individuals have served as the |
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association's president; Linda Schmidt, the current president, |
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is the first female president of the association and one of the |
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few female presidents to lead a Texas insurance company; and |
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WHEREAS, Current members of the board of directors are |
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David Ross, Wayne Scholtz, Tommy Barre, Steve Klovensky, David |
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Mueller, David French, Brian Gibson, Randy Leifeste, and Randal |
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Hamilton; and |
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WHEREAS, Current officers are Lynn Brewer, Pam Lahodny, |
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Tim McCoy, and David Weber; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate the Hochheim Prairie Farm |
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Mutual Insurance Association on its 125th anniversary and honor |
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the association for serving its members, past and present; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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the Hochheim Prairie Farm Mutual Insurance Association as an |
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expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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Kolkhorst |
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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 January 30, 2017. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |