Freestone County, Texas Bios Texas Senate Resolution #277 By: Turner S.R. No. 277 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, Freestone County will sorely miss the wisdom and 1-3 expertise of J. C. Sheffield who is retiring as a director of the 1-4 Freestone County Soil and Water Conservation District; and 1-5 WHEREAS, In 1971, Mr. Sheffield was appointed to fill 1-6 an unexpired term on the board of directors, and he has been 1-7 reelected frequently to that position and has served as secretary 1-8 and vice-president of the board; and 1-9 WHEREAS, During his tenure, Mr. Sheffield has taken great 1-10 pride in publicizing conservation activities; he was instrumental 1-11 in working to see that a special edition of the Teague Chronicle 1-12 was published each year during Soil and Water Stewardship Week; and 1-13 WHEREAS, Recently honored for his 21 years of 1-14 meritorious service, Mr. Sheffield began his association 1-15 with the Freestone County Soil and Water Conservation District 1-16 in 1943 when he signed up as a district cooperator; he has since 1-17 implemented an outstanding conservation program on his S&S Cattle 1-18 Ranch; and 1-19 WHEREAS, An avid proponent of conservation procedures, 1-20 Mr. Sheffield and his wife, Maybelle, have hosted numerous 1-21 conservation tours on their ranch; and 1-22 WHEREAS, Few individuals have given so generously of 1-23 their time and talents on behalf of their fellow citizens; now, 2-1 therefore, be it 2-2 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-3 73rd Legislature, hereby commend and applaud J. C. Sheffield for 2-4 his years of noteworthy service to the Freestone County Soil and 2-5 Water Conservation District; and, be it further 2-6 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for him 2-7 as an expression of gratitude from the Texas Senate. 2-8 _____________________________________ 2-9 President of the Senate 2-10 I hereby certify that the 2-11 above Resolution was adopted by 2-12 the Senate on February 22, 1993. 2-13 _____________________________________ 2-14 Secretary of the Senate 2-15 _____________________________________ 2-16 Member, Texas Senate