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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Jon Mark Beilue retired from the Amarillo Globe-News |
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in July 2018, drawing to a close a remarkable career with the paper |
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that spanned nearly four decades; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of Texas Tech University, Mr. Beilue got |
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his start in journalism while working for the school's paper, the |
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University Daily; in June 1981, he joined the staff of the Amarillo |
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Daily News as a sportswriter, and he was promoted to assistant |
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sports editor in 1986; just three years later, at the age of 30, he |
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was named sports editor, a position he held for the next 17 years; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In 2006, Mr. Beilue began publishing a popular |
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column for the Globe-News three times a week; he crafted thoughtful |
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opinion pieces concerning social and political issues, as well as |
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human interest stories on the beauty and diversity of life in the |
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Texas Panhandle; and |
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WHEREAS, In order to report on new experiences to his |
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readers, this adventurous journalist jumped out of an airplane at |
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10,000 feet over Palo Duro Canyon and posed as a homeless person at |
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a busy intersection in Amarillo; he also shared meaningful moments |
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from his personal life; in 2014, he published a volume of some of |
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his best columns from the Globe-News and Amarillo magazine, |
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entitled This Might be a Good Story, and he has signed on to pen a |
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weekly column for the West Texas A&M University News, sharing his |
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unique insights with the school's students, faculty, and alumni; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Beilue enjoys the love and |
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support of his wife, Sandy, and his two sons, Blake and Chad; and |
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WHEREAS, Blessed with keen intelligence, a lively wit, and an |
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inquiring mind, Jon Mark Beilue has informed and entertained the |
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residents of Amarillo with great skill and dedication for 37 years, |
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and he may indeed take pride in a career well spent as he embarks on |
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the next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Jon Mark Beilue on his retirement |
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from the Amarillo Globe-News and extend to him sincere best wishes |
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for continued success and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Beilue as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |