Bill Text: TX HR512 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Janis Sneed on her receipt of the 2014 Outstanding Citizen Award from the Saint Jo Chamber of Commerce.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-02-20 - Reported enrolled [HR512 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR512-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 512 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Janis Sneed of Saint Jo has received the Outstanding | ||
| Citizen Award for 2014 from the Saint Jo Chamber of Commerce; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Descended from some of the earliest settlers of the | ||
| area, Janis Sneed has long been an advocate for preserving her | ||
| community's rich history; as chair of the Montague County | ||
| Historical Commission, she started the annual "Get to Know Montague | ||
| County" bus tour and played a leading role in the success of the | ||
| county's sesquicentennial in 2008; she also led the effort to get a | ||
| Chisholm Trail historical marker placed in the Saint Jo town | ||
| square, and she helped organize the first multicounty historical | ||
| seminar in Texas in 2014; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Sneed used some of her own money to help | ||
| purchase and restore the historic Stonewall Saloon Building in | ||
| Saint Jo, turning it into a museum full of artifacts and | ||
| memorabilia, and she purchased another building on the town square | ||
| to serve as a showcase for the work of local artisans; she has | ||
| sponsored the monthly and yearly dinners of the Illinois Bend | ||
| community and chaired its entries in the annual Saint Jo Parade, and | ||
| she has been responsible for maintaining several historic | ||
| cemeteries; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This dynamic woman has also served as the Saint Jo | ||
| Chamber of Commerce representative to the Red River Valley Tourism | ||
| Association of Texas and Oklahoma, and she has volunteered to staff | ||
| the chamber's concession stand at the semi-annual Rednecks with | ||
| Paychecks events; moreover, she has been active in preserving the | ||
| county's environment and in protecting the rights of local property | ||
| holders; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Sneed has earned accolades outside the | ||
| community as well; she was associated with Blinn College for many | ||
| years as a teacher, cosponsor of the Phi Theta Kappa honor | ||
| fraternity, and director of student services, and in 1994, the | ||
| student center banquet room was named in her honor and a scholarship | ||
| was endowed in her name; in 2013, she was inducted into the Blinn | ||
| College Hall of Honor; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Janis Sneed's imagination, boundless energy, and | ||
| deep commitment to her community have greatly benefited the people | ||
| of Saint Jo and Montague County, and she may indeed take pride in | ||
| this acknowledgement of appreciation from her many friends and | ||
| neighbors; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Janis Sneed on her receipt of the | ||
| 2014 Outstanding Citizen Award from the Saint Jo Chamber of | ||
| Commerce and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued | ||
| happiness; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Ms. Sneed as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Springer | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 512 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 18, 2015, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
