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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Ray Raymond is retiring from the Trinity Valley |
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Community College Board of Trustees in 2023, drawing to a close more |
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than two decades of exemplary service to the institution; and |
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WHEREAS, A former student at TVCC, Mr. Raymond has served as |
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president of the college's board for eight years; under his |
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leadership, the board has ably met its many responsibilities, which |
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include defining the vision of the college, serving as a liaison |
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between the campus and the community, and setting policies; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Raymond has further contributed to his fellow |
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citizens through his involvement with the Kaufman County Children's |
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Shelter, Single Appraisal District Board, and Committee on Aging, |
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as well as the Kaufman Presbyterian Hospital board and Economic |
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Development Corporation; he also played an instrumental role in |
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establishing the Kaufman County Solid Waste Management |
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Cooperative, Leadership Council, and Veterans' Memorial Park; he |
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was named the 1996 Citizen of the Year by the Kaufman Chamber of |
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Commerce, and he received the prestigious American FFA Degree from |
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the National FFA Organization; sustained by his deep faith, he is a |
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longtime member of First Baptist Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Now retired, Mr. Raymond enjoyed a rewarding career |
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with Kaufman County Electric Cooperative, Inc., which he served as |
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general manager for three decades; his many achievements in that |
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role included overseeing a merger to form Trinity Valley Electric |
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Cooperative, Inc., and along the way, he organized Rayburn Electric |
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Cooperative in Rockwall and served on the Texas Electric |
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Cooperatives Board as well as Southwestern Power Administration's |
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Seven State Committee; a proud veteran, he was a member of the 49th |
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Armored Division, which was mobilized during the Berlin Crisis in |
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1961; and |
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WHEREAS, Ray Raymond's dedication, hard work, and commitment |
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to excellence have greatly benefited the mission of Trinity Valley |
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Community College and earned him the respect and admiration of the |
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campus's faculty, staff, and students, and he may indeed reflect |
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with pride on his many contributions; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Ray Raymond for his many years of |
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service on the Trinity Valley Community College Board of Trustees |
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and extend to him 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 Mr. Raymond as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |