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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Mendell D. Morgan Jr. is concluding more than a |
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decade of service as a member of the Live Oak City Council in May |
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2025; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Morgan was first elected to the council in 2014 |
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as the Place 1 representative; throughout his time in office, he has |
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played an important role in enacting local legislation, adopting |
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budgets, and determining city policies; and |
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WHEREAS, A native Texan, Mr. Morgan has made his home in Live |
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Oak since 1975; he is currently the director of development for the |
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El Progreso Memorial Library in Uvalde, and prior to that role, he |
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served for 33 years as an assistant professor and librarian at the |
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University of the Incarnate Word, where he is now dean emeritus; in |
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2024, he was named the Librarian of the Year by the Texas Library |
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Association; active in his community, he serves with the Kiwanis |
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Club of the Greater Randolph Area and the Humane Society of Live |
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Oak, and he is a valued member of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Through his dedicated leadership and commitment to |
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good governance, Mendell Morgan has contributed immeasurably to his |
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community, and in so doing, he has earned the admiration and |
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appreciation of his fellow residents; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Mendell D. Morgan Jr. on his |
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retirement from the Live Oak City Council and extend to him sincere |
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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 Mr. Morgan as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |