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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 858
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WHEREAS, Marcus Hill was named a Distinguished Alumni of |
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Texas A&M University--Commerce at the annual alumni awards gala |
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on April 27, 2019; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Sulphur Springs and former president |
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of Texas FFA, Marcus Hill earned his bachelor's degree in |
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agricultural education from Texas A&M University--Commerce in |
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1971; over the course of a long and rewarding career in |
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agricultural insurance, he has risen to become chair and |
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president of AgPro Insurance Agency in Fort Worth; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hill helped to found Texas Agricultural |
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Lifetime Leadership, a program of the Texas A&M AgriLife |
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Extension Service that seeks to prepare young people for |
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challenging careers in agriculture; he has served on the TALL |
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board since its inception in 1987, and in 2015 he received the |
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organization's Lifetime Achievement Award; he has further served |
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young Texans through his role as president of the Texas 4-H Youth |
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Development Foundation since 2011, as a member of the Texas FFA |
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Foundation, and as chair of the Youth Educational Activities |
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Committee at the State Fair of Texas and the Attorney General's |
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Youth Conference; and |
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WHEREAS, A member of the College of Agriculture |
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Development Council at Texas A&M, Mr. Hill has also served on the |
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Chancellor's Council at Texas Tech University and the Dean's |
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Advisory Council for the College of Agricultural and |
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Environmental Sciences at Tarleton State University; moreover, |
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he has participated in the Farm and Ranch Club of the Fort Worth |
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Chamber of Commerce, the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers |
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Association, and the Tarrant County Program Building Committee, |
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and he has also served on the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo Board |
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of Directors; and |
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WHEREAS, The Distinguished Alumni Award is presented to |
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those former A&M--Commerce students who have significantly |
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contributed to their profession and their communities, and |
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Marcus Hill is truly deserving of this special recognition from |
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his alma mater; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate Marcus Hill for being named a |
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2019 Distinguished Alumni of Texas A&M University--Commerce and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success and |
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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. Hill as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas Senate. |
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Hughes |
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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 May 27, 2019. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |