85R7673 JCD-D     By: Flynn H.R. No. 329       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, Donald Herbert Metch of Canton was honored with the   2016 Texas Farm Bureau Pioneer Award for District 5 at the   organization's annual meeting in San Antonio; and          WHEREAS, Each year, this prestigious award is given to   individuals from each of TFB's 13 districts for their outstanding   contributions to the Farm Bureau and to agricultural initiatives;   and          WHEREAS, Mr. Metch joined the Van Zandt County Farm Bureau in   1982 and has since served as secretary for the county's board of   directors, volunteered with the association's Planet Agriculture   exhibit at the State Fair of Texas, and encouraged political   education and advocacy through his involvement with the   organization's forums, debates, and political candidate events;   and          WHEREAS, A farmer and rancher by trade, Mr. Metch has been   named a Van Zandt County Agriculturalist of the Year, and he has   received recognition as a top hay and beef producer; over the years   he has been active in such organizations as the Texas Association of   Nurserymen, Texas Polled Hereford Association, and 4-H; he has also   served his community as a volunteer firefighter, and he is a valued   member of Four Mile Lutheran Church; and          WHEREAS, Donald Metch has dedicated many years to the growth   and sustainment of the state's agricultural industry and to the Van   Zandt County community at large, and he may surely reflect with   pride on these notable achievements; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas   Legislature hereby congratulate Donald Herbert Metch on his receipt   of a 2016 Texas Farm Bureau Pioneer Award and extend to him sincere   best wishes for continued success in all his endeavors; and, be it   further          RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be   prepared for Mr. Metch as an expression of high regard by the Texas   House of Representatives.