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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at |
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Texas A&M University has honored Horace F. McQueen of Grapeland |
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with a 2012 Outstanding Alumni Award; and |
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WHEREAS, Known as the voice of Texas agriculture for 36 |
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years, Horace McQueen is best recognized as the longtime host of the |
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Farm & Ranch News program, which he also owned and produced; in his |
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daily morning show, Mr. McQueen shared information on production |
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practices and helped educate consumers about the benefits of |
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farm-fresh foods; the program began in West Texas and, in the early |
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1970s, moved to East Texas, where it aired for nearly three decades |
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and gave rise to his counterpart radio show; countless Texans |
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fondly recall Mr. McQueen's distinctive style of reporting as a |
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central part of rural life; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to his broadcasting career, Mr. McQueen |
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has contributed to a variety of magazines, such as East Texas Farm & |
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Ranch News, Farm & Ranch Magazine, and National Future Farmer; |
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active in his community, he has served as a director of Heritage |
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Land Bank, the Sabine River Authority, City National Bank, and the |
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Oak Brook Health Care Center and has been a member of the Build East |
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Texas executive committee; he is also a life member and annual donor |
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to the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, and he and his wife, Carole, |
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continue to operate their cattle and timber ranch, Queensdale |
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Farms; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. McQueen earned his bachelor's degree in |
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agricultural journalism from Texas A&M University in 1960, and |
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today he is a proud Aggie and supporter of TAMU programs, |
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particularly the research center in Overton; he has served on the |
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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences development council and |
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has served as president of the Houston County and Lubbock A&M Clubs; |
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with his wife, he established the Carole and Horace McQueen '60 |
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Endowed Scholarship to provide funding for agricultural journalism |
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and communications students; and |
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WHEREAS, In recognition of his impressive contributions to |
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farming and ranching, Mr. McQueen was named Man of the Year in Texas |
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Agriculture and Farm Broadcaster of the Year and has received |
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numerous Texas County Agent awards and Texas Forest Service awards, |
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as well as countless honors from 4-H and FFA clubs throughout East |
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Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Horace McQueen has made a lasting impression on the |
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agricultural communities of East Texas over his many years of |
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service, and he has been a tireless advocate for research to benefit |
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future generations of farmers; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Horace F. McQueen on his receipt of |
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a 2012 Outstanding Alumni Award from the College of Agriculture and |
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Life Sciences at Texas A&M University and extend to him sincere best |
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wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. McQueen as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |