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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dick and Horacene Daugird, founders of the |
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Lighthouse Charity Team, have been named the 2013 Citizens of the |
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Year by the Galveston County Daily News; and |
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WHEREAS, The organization takes its name from the landmark |
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building that houses the Daugirds' insurance office, which was |
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constructed to resemble a lighthouse; the couple's involvement in |
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charitable work began in 1984, when they agreed to provide meals for |
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the local MDA telethon; and |
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WHEREAS, With the success of that initial event, Mr. and Mrs. |
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Daugird saw an opportunity to help the greater community, and they |
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established the Lighthouse Charity Team, which provides food at |
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cost for nonprofit fund-raisers; averaging about 100 events a year |
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for the past decade, the operation has helped to support the Boy |
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Scouts, Jaycees, and Rotary Club, as well as the Galveston County |
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Food Bank, the Friendswood Volunteer Fire Department, the Galveston |
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Police Department Blue Santa program, and Wounded Warriors; the |
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team's generous efforts have also benefited individuals affected by |
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Hurricanes Rita, Ike, and Katrina and the devastating fires in |
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Central Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Those individuals who step forward to share their |
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time and resources are indeed deserving of gratitude, and it is a |
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pleasure to honor Dick and Horacene Daugird for their contributions |
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to the Gulf Coast community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dick and Horacene Daugird on being |
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named the 2013 Citizens of the Year by the Galveston County Daily |
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News; 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. Daugird as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Eiland |
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Bonnen of Galveston |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2059 was adopted by the House on May |
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17, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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