House Concurrent Resolution 22 PAG LIN 1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 1 2 BY MANTERNACH 1 3 A Concurrent Resolution recognizing Richard and Joyce 1 4 Lynch, the first recipients of the Good Neighbor Award 1 5 presented by the Department of Agriculture and Land 1 6 Stewardship. 1 7 WHEREAS, the Good Neighbor Award is presented by 1 8 the Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship to 1 9 Iowa livestock producers who demonstrate a high regard 1 10 for the land and their livestock, who are devoted 1 11 stewards of the environment, who are staunch 1 12 supporters of their communities, and who care for the 1 13 welfare of their neighbors; and 1 14 WHEREAS, the first recipients of the Good Neighbor 1 15 Award to be presented on May 1, 2003, are Richard and 1 16 Joyce Lynch who are parents to seven children, and who 1 17 operate a dairy and feeder cattle operation in Jones 1 18 County near Cascade; and 1 19 WHEREAS, Richard and Joyce Lynch, who are deserving 1 20 of the Good Neighbor Award, who live on their land and 1 21 within their community in a manner that exemplifies 1 22 the finest qualities of Iowa's rural way of life, and 1 23 who will provide a priceless legacy to their families 1 24 and future generations; NOW THEREFORE, 1 25 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE 1 26 SENATE CONCURRING, That the Iowa General Assembly 1 27 recognize Richard and Joyce Lynch for their lifetime 1 28 achievement, and congratulate them as the first 1 29 recipients of the Good Neighbor Award presented by the 1 30 Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship; and 2 1 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Chief Clerk of the 2 2 House prepare an appropriate copy of this resolution 2 3 for delivery to Richard and Joyce Lynch. 2 4 LSB 3551HH 80 2 5 da/sh/8