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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Helen Kleberg Groves has greatly distinguished |
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herself in ranching and the equestrian world, as well as in civic |
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life; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Robert J. Kleberg Jr. and Helen |
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C. Kleberg, the former Helen Kleberg grew up on the King Ranch in |
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Kingsville and attended Vassar College; she married Dr. J. Deaver |
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Alexander in 1949, and they became the parents of six children; |
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following their divorce, she wed Lloyd Groves in 1966, and she was |
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widowed in 1971; today, she is the matriarch of a fine family that |
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has grown to include 10 grandchildren, 3 step-grandchildren, and 2 |
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step-great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Groves served as director of the King Ranch |
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from 1956 to 1988, and she currently owns several ranches, where she |
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raises cattle and quarter horses and breeds and races thoroughbred |
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horses; over the years, she served as director of the National |
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Cutting Horse Association and as president of the West Virginia, |
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Atlantic Coast, and East Coast Cutting Horse Associations; among |
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other key roles, she served as director of the National Cowgirl |
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Museum and Hall of Fame and as a founding board member of the |
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Virginia Horse Center Foundation; she was named emeritus director |
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of the United States Equestrian Team and lifetime vice president of |
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the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, and she is a |
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recipient of the Ranching Heritage Association National Golden Spur |
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Award; and |
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WHEREAS, A founding member of the 1909 King High Historical |
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Foundation, Mrs. Groves has further served as a director of the |
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Robert J. Kleberg Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation; in addition, |
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she was a member of the Trump Agriculture Advisory Committee from |
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2016 to 2018; and |
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WHEREAS, Helen Groves has earned the respect and admiration |
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of innumerable people in professional circles and the broader |
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community, and she is indeed deserving of special recognition; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Helen Kleberg Groves for her professional |
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accomplishments and civic contributions and extend to her sincere |
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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 Mrs. Groves as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |