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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Jimmy and Betty McCain of Calallen have received |
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well-deserved recognition with the dedication of the 2023 Nueces |
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County Junior Livestock Show in their honor; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. McCain are being recognized at the |
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Nueces County Junior Livestock Show for their decades of volunteer |
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service in support of the local 4-H and FFA club members who |
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participate in the competition; and |
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WHEREAS, Jimmy McCain first became involved with the junior |
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livestock show nearly 75 years ago, when he was nine years old and |
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raising his first show pig as a member of the Banquete 4-H Club; |
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during his high school years with the Banquete FFA chapter, he |
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exhibited capons in the poultry division, securing grand champion |
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honors in 1953 and 1954; as a young adult, he helped conduct the |
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show as a volunteer, and he later served the stock show association |
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as general livestock superintendent and swine committee chair; and |
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WHEREAS, Betty McCain has also provided innumerable hours of |
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volunteer work to the livestock show; for years, she was the records |
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clerk for the swine division, and over the course of four decades, |
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she and her husband lent their time and talent to the swine |
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committee; Mrs. McCain even found time to prepare hot lunches for |
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committee members on show days, and she was the hit of the 50th |
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anniversary livestock show almost 40 years ago when she appeared in |
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full costume as a fictitious show queen; and |
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WHEREAS, In the late 1990s, Mr. and Mrs. McCain were |
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recruited to serve on the swine committee at the San Antonio Stock |
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Show and Rodeo, which oversees one of the largest swine shows in the |
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nation; Mr. McCain co-chaired the committee for five years while |
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continuing to support the Nueces County swine show; and |
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WHEREAS, Jimmy and Betty McCain have made a positive |
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difference in the lives of countless young Texans through their |
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efforts in behalf of the Nueces County Junior Livestock Show, and it |
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is truly a pleasure to commend them for their contributions; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Jimmy and Betty McCain on the |
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dedication of the 2023 Nueces County Junior Livestock Show in their |
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honor and extend to the couple sincere appreciation for their many |
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years of service; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. and Mrs. McCain as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |