Bill Text: TX HR1265 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Ray Raymond for his many years of service on the Trinity Valley Community College Board of Trustees.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-08 - Reported enrolled [HR1265 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1265-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1265 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Ray Raymond is retiring from the Trinity Valley | ||
| Community College Board of Trustees in 2023, drawing to a close more | ||
| than two decades of exemplary service to the institution; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A former student at TVCC, Mr. Raymond has served as | ||
| president of the college's board for eight years; under his | ||
| leadership, the board has ably met its many responsibilities, which | ||
| include defining the vision of the college, serving as a liaison | ||
| between the campus and the community, and setting policies; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Raymond has further contributed to his fellow | ||
| citizens through his involvement with the Kaufman County Children's | ||
| Shelter, Single Appraisal District Board, and Committee on Aging, | ||
| as well as the Kaufman Presbyterian Hospital board and Economic | ||
| Development Corporation; he also played an instrumental role in | ||
| establishing the Kaufman County Solid Waste Management | ||
| Cooperative, Leadership Council, and Veterans' Memorial Park; he | ||
| was named the 1996 Citizen of the Year by the Kaufman Chamber of | ||
| Commerce, and he received the prestigious American FFA Degree from | ||
| the National FFA Organization; sustained by his deep faith, he is a | ||
| longtime member of First Baptist Church; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Now retired, Mr. Raymond enjoyed a rewarding career | ||
| with Kaufman County Electric Cooperative, Inc., which he served as | ||
| general manager for three decades; his many achievements in that | ||
| role included overseeing a merger to form Trinity Valley Electric | ||
| Cooperative, Inc., and along the way, he organized Rayburn Electric | ||
| Cooperative in Rockwall and served on the Texas Electric | ||
| Cooperatives Board as well as Southwestern Power Administration's | ||
| Seven State Committee; a proud veteran, he was a member of the 49th | ||
| Armored Division, which was mobilized during the Berlin Crisis in | ||
| 1961; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ray Raymond's dedication, hard work, and commitment | ||
| to excellence have greatly benefited the mission of Trinity Valley | ||
| Community College and earned him the respect and admiration of the | ||
| campus's faculty, staff, and students, and he may indeed reflect | ||
| with pride on his many contributions; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commend Ray Raymond for his many years of | ||
| service on the Trinity Valley Community College Board of Trustees | ||
| and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Raymond as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Bell of Kaufman | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1265 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 6, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
