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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 12
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WHEREAS, The prosperity of the Lone Star State has been |
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greatly influenced by family farming and ranching, and Jana Beth |
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Johnson and Mary Sue Klein of Clay County have been officially |
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recognized as heirs to this proud tradition with the acceptance |
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of the Gray Wynn Klein Ranch into the state's Family Land |
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Heritage Program in 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, Sponsored by the Texas Department of Agriculture, |
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this program honors farms and ranches that have been in |
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continuous agricultural operation by the same family for a |
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century or more; established in 1873, the Gray Wynn Klein Ranch |
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is currently owned and operated by Ms. Johnson and Ms. Klein, the |
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great-great-grandchildren of the ranch's founders, Christian and |
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Lucy Sanzenbacher; and |
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WHEREAS, Christian and Lucy Sanzenbacher joined Johann |
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"Uncle John" Sanzenbacher in southern Clay County in 1873 and |
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subsequently began raising cattle; in 1921, the land and the herd |
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that the couple had accumulated were split among their seven |
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living children, including their daughter Ida and her husband, |
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Fred Wynn, who acquired the family's horned Hereford cattle; Ida |
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and Fred Wynn named their operation Wynn Ranch, and in the |
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decades since, five generations of the family have worked |
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together to maintain the land; Ms. Johnson and Ms. Klein assumed |
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ownership in 2013 following the passing of their mother, Cheryl |
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Klein, and today, they continue to oversee the ranch's cattle and |
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hay operation; and |
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WHEREAS, In preserving their property as a working ranch, |
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Jana Beth Johnson and Mary Sue Klein are making their own |
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contribution to their family's legacy, and it is indeed fitting |
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that they be honored for their outstanding stewardship; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Jana Beth |
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Johnson and Mary Sue Klein on the induction of the Gray Wynn Klein |
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Ranch into the Texas Department of Agriculture Family Land |
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Heritage Program and extend to them sincere best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Johnson and Ms. Klein as an expression of high |
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regard from the Texas Senate. |
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Springer |
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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 October 12, 2023. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |