Bill Text: TX SR641 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Kenneth Dierschke on the occasion of his retirement.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-04-28 - Reported enrolled [SR641 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SR641-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Kenneth Dierschke of San Angelo retired as president | ||
| of the Texas Farm Bureau and its affiliated companies in December | ||
| 2014, concluding a distinguished tenure that spanned 12 years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Elected to the Texas Farm Bureau board of | ||
| directors in 1996, Mr. Dierschke was named vice president in 2000 | ||
| and president in 2002; he has also served on the boards of the | ||
| American Farm Bureau Federation, Southern Farm Bureau Life | ||
| Insurance Company, and Farm Bureau Bank, and on the executive | ||
| committee of the Farm Bureau Bank; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Dierschke was previously a member of the Tom | ||
| Green County Farm Bureau board for more than two decades, and he | ||
| served two terms as its president; over the years, he gave further of | ||
| his time and talents to the Texas Farm Bureau as a member of its Blue | ||
| Ribbon Goals, State Resolutions, and Cotton Advisory Committees; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan has been a member of the United | ||
| States Trade Representatives Advisory Council, and since 1998, | ||
| he has served as agricultural representative on the Region F | ||
| Water Planning Group; in addition, he has served on the | ||
| Conservation Task Force for the Texas Water Development Board and | ||
| the Cotton Board and its executive committee; moreover, he has | ||
| been a director of the Southern Rolling Plains Cotton Growers | ||
| Association and a member of the United States Department of | ||
| Agriculture Trade Representative Advisory Committee and of the | ||
| American Farm Bureau Trade Advisory Committee; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A fourth-generation farmer, Mr. Dierschke raises | ||
| cotton and milo, and he was selected as the Concho Soil and Water | ||
| ConservationDistrict FarmeroftheYear;heistherecipientof | ||
| the Area Chapter Farmer Award from the Wall FFA as well; a | ||
| graduate of Wall High School, he attended San Angelo College; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Kenneth Dierschke has greatly benefited the Texas | ||
| Farm Bureau through his dedicated leadership, and he may indeed | ||
| reflect with pride on a job well done; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th | ||
| Legislature, hereby honor Kenneth Dierschke for his outstanding | ||
| contributions as president of the Texas Farm Bureau 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. Dierschke as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Perry | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on April 28, 2015. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
