TITLE: Congratulating Ryan Hunter, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department game warden, on his recognition as state officer of the year for Texas by the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Ryan Hunter, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department game warden, on his recognition as state officer of the year for Texas by the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.

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WHEREAS, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department game warden Ryan Hunter has been named the state officer of the year for Texas and was honored by the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies; and WHEREAS, The association is an organization of the state agencies with primary responsibility for management and protection of fish and wildlife resources in 15 states, stretching from Virginia to Texas, and in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands; Mr. Hunter and 16 other officers were recognized at the 66th annual conference of the group; and WHEREAS, Game wardens patrol the lands and waterways of their communities and enforce hunting, fishing, and boating safety laws; they protect the environment's natural resources, conduct search-and-rescue missions, and render disaster relief in times of crisis; and WHEREAS, Mr. Hunter graduated magna cum laude from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene in 2009 and is now pursuing a master's degree in public safety and criminal justice studies through Capella University; he currently serves as the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department game warden for Moore and Sherman Counties; and WHEREAS, The state officer of the year award is a testament to Mr. Hunter's unwavering commitment to both his profession and his community, and he may indeed take pride in his many accomplishments; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Ryan Hunter, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department game warden for Moore and Sherman Counties, on being recognized as the state officer of the year for Texas by the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success with his important work; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. Hunter as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Price 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. 667 was adopted by the House on March 14, 2013, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House