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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 81 By Hargett

A RESOLUTION to honor and commend on his exemplary service as Chairman of the Shelby County Republican Party.

WHEREAS, the General Assembly is pleased to specially recognize and commend citizens of our state who admirably serve Tennessee and their communities by working to elect good people to public office; and

WHEREAS, David Kustoff, who has served as Chairman of the Shelby County

Republican Party for four highly productive years, is clearly one such outstanding person; and

WHEREAS, an excellent and popular student, Mr. Kustoff received his Bachelor of

Business Administration degree from Memphis State University, his Doctor of Jurisprudence from the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law and continued his studies with the Fund for

American Studies at Georgetown University; and

WHEREAS, his long and fruitful service to the Republican Party includes diligent service as a member of the Committee to Re-elect Richard C. Hackett, as Chairman of the Shelby

County Sundquist Solution, a member of the Sundquist for Governor Finance Committee (1994 and 1998), a member of the Shelby County Committee to Elect , as the District

4 At-Large member of the Shelby County Republican Party Steering Committee, as member of the Primary Board representing the Republican Party (1991), as Co-Chairman of the Shelby

County Republican Neighborhood Meeting group, as member of the for Congress

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President campaign, and as District 3 member of the Tennessee Republican Party State

Executive Committee; and

WHEREAS, he has also served his party and Tennessee by his service as an

Alternative Delegate to the 1992 and 1996 Republican National Conventions and as a valued member of the Transition Team; and

WHEREAS, his noble service to Shelby County was also strongly evidenced as a member of the Jimmy Moore for Circuit Court Clerk Transition Team, as Blitz Chairman of the

Committee to Elect Jayne Creson (1994) and as Co-Manager of the Campaign to Elect Bill

Gibbons County Commissioner; and

WHEREAS, in each of these important positions, David Kustoff has received considerable praise for his expertise, dedication, and desire to do the best job possible; and

WHEREAS, a true representative of the volunteer spirit of the Volunteer State, Mr.

Kustoff has generously lent his time and energy to numerous community activities including service as a member of the St. Jude Liberty Bowl Board of Directors, as Chapter Advisor to

Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity, as a member of the prestigious 100 Club, as a member of the

Memphis-Shelby County Fire Museum Board of Directors, as a member of the Memphis Area

Neighborhood Watch Board of Directors, and as a member of the Memphis Kiwanis Club, serving on their Board of Directors and as a member of the Program and Membership

Committee; and

WHEREAS, his fine service has been recognized by selection as one of the Top People

Under 40 by the Memphis Business Journal and by being the recipient of the Shelby County

Ronald Reagan Award; and

WHEREAS, it is fitting that we pause in our deliberations to honor David Kustoff on the occasion of his retirement as Chairman of the Shelby County Republican Party; now, therefore,

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FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE

CONCURRING, That we honor and commend David Kustoff and wish him well in his future endeavors.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy.

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