Bill Text: TX HR142 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Ray and Zoie White for their service to Lions Clubs International.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-17 - Reported enrolled [HR142 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR142-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 142 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Those Texans who give freely of their time and | ||
| talents to benefit the larger community make the world a better | ||
| place through their actions and their example, and Ray and Zoie | ||
| White of Amarillo are two such individuals; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dedicated members of the Amarillo Downtown Lions | ||
| Club, this husband and wife duo have served as Guiding Lions for the | ||
| Borger Lions Club for the past two years, and they have each held a | ||
| number of other leadership roles with Lions Clubs International; | ||
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| WHEREAS, A former president of the Amarillo Area Law | ||
| Enforcement Lions Club, Zoie White was named governor of the Lions | ||
| Clubs of Texas District 2-T1 in 2010 after rising through the | ||
| organization's ranks; she also served three consecutive terms as | ||
| the district's extension chair, during which time she chartered | ||
| three new local clubs, and she has played an instrumental role in | ||
| commemorating the 100th anniversary of Lions Clubs International as | ||
| the district centennial coordinator; she is the recipient of the Ed | ||
| Flood Award and two International Presidential Awards; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ray White is a two-time president of the Amarillo | ||
| Downtown Lions Club, and he has also contributed to the club as its | ||
| bulletin editor; he was a member of the board of the High Plains Eye | ||
| Bank for eight consecutive years and has held numerous positions | ||
| for District 2-T1 | ||
| and multiple leadership roles at the club's state | ||
| level; he has been honored with the Ed Flood Award, three | ||
| International Presidential Awards, and an International Guiding | ||
| Lion Award, and he is a 2017 Texas Lions Hall of Fame inductee; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ray and Zoie White have devoted themselves to making | ||
| a meaningful difference through their involvement with Lions Clubs | ||
| International, and they are indeed deserving of recognition for | ||
| their myriad achievements; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend Ray and Zoie White | ||
| on their service to Lions Clubs International and extend to them | ||
| sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. and Mrs. White as an expression of high regard by | ||
| the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Price | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 142 was adopted by the House on August | ||
| 15, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
