88(3) SR 64 - Enrolled version - Bill Text
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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 64
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             WHEREAS, The prosperity of the Lone Star State has been |
 
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greatly influenced by family farming and ranching, and the |
 
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Wallace Farm in Bell County has been officially recognized for |
 
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its role in this proud tradition with its acceptance into the |
 
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state's Family Land Heritage Program in 2023; and |
 
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             WHEREAS, Sponsored by the Texas Department of Agriculture, |
 
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this program honors farms and ranches that have been in |
 
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continuous agricultural operation by the same family for a |
 
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century or more; established in 1873, the Wallace Farm is |
 
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currently owned and operated by Laura W. Bergin and Christine W. |
 
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Stockwell; and |
 
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             WHEREAS, The farm's founder, John Armstrong Wallace, was a |
 
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native of Tennessee who moved with his family to Texas as a child; |
 
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in 1873, he and his wife, Amanda Wallace, acquired 280 acres of |
 
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land; there, they built their home and developed a ranch and |
 
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farm, where they raised livestock and grew cotton, corn, oats, |
 
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and wheat; they became the parents of 11 children, several of |
 
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whom remained on the land; after the elder Mr.  Wallace's passing |
 
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in 1948, ownership of the farm was transferred to his youngest |
 
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son, Wofford Garrison Wallace, who resided there and continued to |
 
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raise livestock and cultivate crops on the property alongside his |
 
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sisters, Amanda and Anna Belle; and |
 
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             WHEREAS, Wofford Wallace passed away in 1972, and his older |
 
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brother, Henry Clay Wallace, assumed ownership of the farm, which |
 
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was subsequently divided between his sons, Henry and Joseph; |
 
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since the death of Henry Wallace Jr. in 2014, his daughters Laura |
 
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and Christine have tended to the remaining 140 acres, where they |
 
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currently grow corn; and |
 
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             WHEREAS, In preserving their property as a working farm, |
 
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Laura Bergin and Christine Stockwell are making their own |
 
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contribution to their family's legacy, and it is indeed fitting |
 
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that they be honored for their outstanding stewardship; now, |
 
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therefore, be it |
 
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             RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
 
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Laura W. |
 
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Bergin and Christine W. Stockwell on the induction of the Wallace |
 
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Farm into the Texas Department of Agriculture Family Land |
 
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Heritage Program and extend to them sincere best wishes for the |
 
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future; and, be it further |
 
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             RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
 
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prepared for Ms.  Bergin and Ms.  Stockwell as an expression of |
 
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high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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       President of the Senate |
 
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       I hereby certify that the |
 
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above Resolution was adopted by |
 
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the Senate on October 31, 2023. |
 
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       Secretary of the Senate |
 
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         Member, Texas Senate |