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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 54
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WHEREAS, Wes O'Neal of Holliday was presented with the 2022 |
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Working Cowboy Award by the Ranching Heritage Association at the |
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National Golden Spur Award dinner on October 15 in Lubbock; and |
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WHEREAS, The Ranching Heritage Association is a national |
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nonprofit membership organization that supports the programs of |
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the National Ranching Heritage Center at Texas Tech University; |
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the association's Working Cowboy Award recognizes individuals |
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who make their primary living on horseback, caring for livestock; |
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honorees are skilled in all aspects of their trade and are |
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respected by their ranch crew and the ranching community at |
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large; and |
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WHEREAS, Wes O'Neal was born in Clarendon during the Great |
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Depression; his first ranch experience came at the age of 13, |
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when he and his brother broke broncs to help support their |
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family, and his career in the saddle has now spanned nearly eight |
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decades; he worked for the historic JA Ranch in the Texas |
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Panhandle, and in 1957, he was hired on at the W. T. Waggoner |
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Ranch, which was the nation's largest ranch under one fence |
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before being sold in 2016; he spent 58 years there, serving as |
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wagon boss with the cattle operation and for a quarter century as |
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horse foreman; thanks in large part to his expert oversight of |
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horse breeding on the ranch, W. T. Waggoner in 1994 received the |
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coveted American Quarter Horse Association Best Remuda Award; |
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today, Mr. O'Neal works for the Four Sixes Ranch near Guthrie; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, An admired role model for younger cowboys across |
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the Lone Star State, Wes O'Neal has furthered the rich legacy of |
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ranching that is so closely tied to the history of Texas, and he |
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is indeed deserving of this prestigious honor; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate Wes O'Neal on his receipt of the |
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2022 Ranching Heritage Association Working Cowboy Award and |
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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. O'Neal as an expression of high regard from the |
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Texas Senate. |
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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 January 24, 2023. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |