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R E S O L U T I O N
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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 of |
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the Gray Wynn Klein Ranch into the state's Family Land Heritage |
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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 continuous |
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agricultural operation by the same family for a century or more; |
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established in 1873, the Gray Wynn Klein Ranch is currently owned |
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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 living |
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children, including their daughter Ida and her husband, Fred Wynn, |
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who acquired the family's horned Hereford cattle; Ida and Fred Wynn |
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named their operation Wynn Ranch, and in the decades since, five |
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generations of the family have worked together to maintain the |
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land; Ms. Johnson and Ms. Klein assumed ownership in 2013 following |
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the passing of their mother, Cheryl Klein, and today, they continue |
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to oversee the ranch's cattle and 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 88th Texas Legislature, 3rd |
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Called Session, hereby congratulate Jana Beth Johnson and Mary Sue |
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Klein on the induction of the Gray Wynn Klein Ranch into the Texas |
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Department of Agriculture Family Land Heritage Program and extend |
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to them sincere 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 Ms. Johnson and Ms. Klein as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas Senate. |