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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 the Grote |
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family of Llano County have been officially recognized as heirs to |
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this proud tradition with the acceptance of the Holistic and |
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Historical 1882 Grote 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; the |
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Grote Ranch is currently owned and operated by Janice Annette |
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Jensen, great-granddaughter of its founders; and |
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WHEREAS, The Grote Ranch was established in 1882 by C. H. and |
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Mina Grote, who raised Hereford cattle on the 2,000-acre property; |
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Mr. and Mrs. Grote became the parents of 11 children, several of |
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whom continued working the land after the couple's passing in 1948; |
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their son Raymond Grote inherited 425 acres of the ranch, and |
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following his death, his wife, Annette Dupree Grote, raised Angus |
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cattle on the property; upon her passing, their daughter Annette |
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Helen Altgelt Grote took over her parents' share of the land, and in |
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2012, Mrs. Grote's daughter and current owner Janice Annette Jensen |
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inherited 30 acres; and |
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WHEREAS, In preserving their property as a working ranch, the |
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Grotes are making their own contribution to their family's legacy, |
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and it is indeed fitting that they be honored for their outstanding |
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stewardship; now, 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 the Grote family on the |
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induction of the Holistic and Historical 1882 Grote Ranch into the |
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Texas Department of Agriculture Family Land Heritage Program and |
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extend to them sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Grote family as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas Senate. |