Bill Text: TX HR227 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: In memory of S. M. True, Jr., of Plainview.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2013-01-30 - Reported enrolled [HR227 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HR227-Introduced.html

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83R5630 BK-D
By: Kacal H.R. No. 227

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, S. M. True, Jr., former president of the Texas Farm
Bureau, passed away on May 15, 2012, at the age of 88; and
WHEREAS, The son of Snoden Maddox and Nettie Belle Stalcup
True, S. M. True was born in Goree on July 8, 1923, and raised on a
farm; in 1933, his family relocated to the Snyder community near
Plainview, and he graduated from Plainview High School before
enrolling and attending classes at Texas Tech University; when
World War II intervened, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served as
a carrier-based night fighter pilot; and
WHEREAS, Following the war, Mr. True returned to Hale County
and began his career as a farmer; active in the Hale County Farm
Bureau for a number of years, he went on to serve on the board of
directors of the Texas Farm Bureau; he was elected president of TFB
in 1982, and in his 11 years in that post, he made an indelible mark
on both the organization and on the greater agricultural community;
he oversaw the creation of the TFB AGFUND, which has since become a
nationally recognized agriculture political action committee;
along the way, he earned a reputation as a passionate advocate for
Texas farmers and an effective consensus builder; and
WHEREAS, In addition to his work with TFB, this esteemed
Texan was appointed to the Governor's Task Force on Immigration and
Agricultural Development, the Joint Committee on Farmworker
Insurance, and the Texas Family Farm and Ranch Advisory Committee;
he served on a multitude of agriculture and farm insurance boards,
including that of the American Farm Bureau Federation, which
honored him with its Meritorious Service Award; among his numerous
other accolades were his induction into the State Fair of Texas
Heritage Hall of Honor and his recognition as a Distinguished Texan
in Agriculture by the Texas A&M University College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences; and
WHEREAS, Mr. True shared more than six rewarding decades with
his wife, the former Anna Jean Roberts, whom he married in 1946; the
couple were blessed with a son, David; over the years, Mrs. Roberts
frequently accompanied her husband to many Texas Farm Bureau events
across the state and beyond; and
WHEREAS, During his lifetime, S. M. True contributed
immeasurably to Texas agriculture, helping to preserve the
livelihood of countless farmers across the state, and his legacy
will be a continuing source of inspiration for all who knew him;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of S. M. True, Jr.,
and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his
son, David True, and his wife, Linda; to his grandchildren, Blaine
True and Larissa True; to his brother, Riley True, and his wife,
Margaret; to his sister, Ona Belle Stephens, and her husband, Bill;
to his nephew, Mark True, and his wife, Mary; to Eric Plumlee; to
Ahmet and Gonul Yilmaz; and to his other relatives and friends; and,
be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of
S. M. True, Jr.