TITLE: Congratulating Harley Stewart Savage, Jr., of Bay City on his selection as the 2012 Man of the Year by the Bay City Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Harley Stewart Savage, Jr., of Bay City on his selection as the 2012 Man of the Year by the Bay City Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture.

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WHEREAS, Harley Stewart Savage, Jr., has been named the 2012 Man of the Year by the Bay City Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture; and WHEREAS, A native of Matagorda County, Stewart Savage graduated from Bay City High School and Texas Lutheran University; together with his family, he has built the largest organic rice farm in Texas; and WHEREAS, Mr. Savage has given generously of his time and resources to a number of organizations; he is a past president of the local Rotary Club, and he has served on the boards of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Matagorda County Farm Service Agency, the Matagorda County Women's Crisis Center, Kids in Distress, and the Bay City Country Club, as well as a regional council advising the Lower Colorado River Authority; moreover, he has held a seat on the board of directors of the Bay City Chamber and on its agriculture committee and serves as chief cook for the chamber's crawfish boil; and WHEREAS, An active fundraiser, Mr. Savage has supported the MEHOP Family Health Center, the regional fair association, and area churches and FFA programs; he is a man of faith who worships at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, teaches Sunday school, and has served as a church warden; and WHEREAS, Mr. Savage enjoys the love of a fine family that includes his wife, Tami Savage, two sons, a daughter-in-law, and a grandson; and WHEREAS, The strength of our communities depends on individuals like Stewart Savage, whose notable work in behalf of area residents and institutions has contributed greatly to the quality of life in Bay City; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Stewart Savage on his selection as the 2012 Man of the Year by the Bay City Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture 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. Savage as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Bonnen of Brazoria Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr Alonzo Gooden Otto Alvarado Guerra Paddie Anchia Guillen Parker Anderson Gutierrez Patrick Ashby Harless Perez Aycock Harper-Brown Perry Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips Bohac Herrero Pickett Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price Branch Huberty Raney Burkett Hughes Ratliff Burnam Hunter Raymond Button Isaac Reynolds Callegari Johnson Riddle Canales Kacal Ritter Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis Clardy King of Parker Rose Coleman King of Taylor Sanford Collier King of Zavala Schaefer Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell Creighton Krause Simmons Crownover Kuempel Simpson Dale Larson Smith Darby Laubenberg Smithee Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland Deshotel Longoria Strama Dukes Lozano Taylor Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris Elkins Martinez Toth Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin Farias McClendon Turner of Harris Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant Farrar Miles Villalba Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo Frank Moody Walle Frullo Morrison White Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman Giddings Murphy Wu Goldman Naishtat Zedler Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 683 was adopted by the House on March 5, 2013, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House