Bill Text: TX SCR51 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Honoring Shawn Kennington for his service as mayor of Pittsburg.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2019-03-14 - Received by the Secretary of the Senate [SCR51 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SCR51-Introduced.html
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| By: Hughes | S.C.R. No. 51 | |
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| WHEREAS, Shawn Kennington concluded his tenure as mayor of | ||
| Pittsburg in 2019, having served the city and its residents with | ||
| distinction for 13 years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A Pittsburg native, Mr. Kennington graduated from | ||
| Pittsburg High School and the Dallas Institute of Funeral Service | ||
| before beginning his career with Erman Smith Funeral Home in 1994; | ||
| his civic involvement has included eight years on the city's | ||
| Planning and Zoning Committee, and he also shared his expertise | ||
| with Northeast Texas Community College in 2016 and 2017 as a member | ||
| of an advisory committee focused on the college's funeral service | ||
| education program; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In addition to his work as mayor, Mr. Kennington | ||
| served as a deputy constable for Camp County for three and a half | ||
| years before embarking on a new role as constable on March 1, 2019; | ||
| he is a member of the Rotary Club of Pittsburg, the Texas Heritage | ||
| Museum, and the board of the Northeast Texas Rural Heritage Center | ||
| and Museum, and he is an active member of the congregation at Greer | ||
| Boulevard Church of Christ; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Kennington enjoys the love and support of his | ||
| wife of 22 years, Amy Kennington, and they take great pride in their | ||
| two daughters, Payton and Chloe; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Shawn Kennington demonstrated exceptional | ||
| dedication and leadership in guiding Pittsburg's city government, | ||
| and he may reflect with well-deserved satisfaction on his many | ||
| contributions as he assumes his new responsibilities as Camp County | ||
| constable; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby honor Shawn Kennington for his service as mayor of Pittsburg | ||
| and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be | ||
| it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Kennington as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives and Senate. | ||
