Bill Text: TX HR2285 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Glenn Bickerdike of Marshall on his receipt of the 2015 Sam B. Hall Jr. Civic Service Award from East Texas Baptist University.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-24 - Reported enrolled [HR2285 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR2285-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2285 |
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WHEREAS, Glenn Bickerdike of Marshall has deservedly been | ||
honored with the 2015 Sam B. Hall Jr. Civic Service Award from East | ||
Texas Baptist University, and this achievement provides a fitting | ||
acknowledgment of his many diverse contributions to the betterment | ||
of his community; and | ||
WHEREAS, President of the local BancorpSouth branch and | ||
former ETBU Board of Trustees member, Mr. Bickerdike has lived in | ||
Marshall for more than 13 years, during which period he has been an | ||
active member of myriad noteworthy groups, including the Citizens | ||
Advisory Commission and the Turney Foundation; the 2014 Marshall | ||
Citizen of the Year, he has served in leadership roles with such | ||
organizations as the United Way of Harrison County and the Board of | ||
Directors of Good Shepherd Medical Center, and he is the chair of | ||
the Yes Matters political action committee; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Bickerdike graduated from John Tyler High | ||
School and The University of Texas at Tyler; he began his | ||
professional career in 1991, working in Lufkin for Nations Bank and | ||
then Merrill Lynch, before moving to Marshall in 2001; and | ||
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Bickerdike enjoys the love | ||
and support of his wife, Karen, and his three children, Chase, Cade, | ||
and Kendall; he is also a valued member of Immanuel Baptist Church | ||
of Marshall, where he serves as a deacon; and | ||
WHEREAS, East Texas is fortunate to have passionate and | ||
engaged residents like Glenn Bickerdike, whose history of civic | ||
involvement is an inspiration to all who know him; now, therefore, | ||
be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Glenn Bickerdike on his receipt of | ||
the 2015 Sam B. Hall Jr. Civic Service Award 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. Bickerdike as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Paddie | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2285 was adopted by the House on May | ||
21, 2015, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||