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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Jeff Felts has been presented with a 2017-2018 |
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Daniel E. Kilgore Local History Award by the Nueces County |
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Historical Society; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 2004, this accolade is annually |
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bestowed on individuals who have rendered distinguished service in |
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advancing the NCHS mission to promote and preserve the history of |
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Nueces County and the Coastal Bend; the award is named in memory of |
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Daniel Kilgore, an influential lay historian, collector, and author |
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who passed away in 1995; and |
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WHEREAS, Jeff Felts is the director of television production |
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for KEDT-TV, and he has worked for the station since 1987; he has |
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combined his deep knowledge of South Texas and more than 30 years of |
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experience in public television to create many historical and |
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social documentaries, as well as award-winning public affairs and |
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instructional programming; his documentary about the 1914 Nueces |
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County Courthouse received an award of excellence from the Texas |
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Historical Commission, and many of his other works have been |
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recognized with prizes; in all his endeavors, he enjoys the love and |
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support of his wife, Suzie, and his children, Paul and Nathan; and |
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WHEREAS, This notable Texan has demonstrated a profound |
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commitment to the stewardship of local history, and his |
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contributions will help current and future generations of Coastal |
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Bend residents more fully understand and appreciate their rich |
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heritage; 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 Jeff Felts on his receipt of a |
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2017-2018 Daniel E. Kilgore Local History Award from the Nueces |
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County Historical Society and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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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. Felts as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Herrero |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1886 was adopted by the House on May |
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24, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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