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Senate
Resolution
102
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Introduced
SENATE
RESOLUTION
NO.
102
BY
McCLINTOCK
and
ZUMBACH
A
Resolution
honoring
and
congratulating
barbecue
chef
1
and
pitmaster
Thyron
Mathews
for
his
appearance
2
as
a
competitor
on
the
reality
television
cooking
3
competition
BBQ
Brawl.
4
WHEREAS,
the
members
of
the
91st
General
Assembly
5
take
great
pride
in
recognizing
individuals
whose
6
exemplary
achievements
bring
national
acclaim
to
7
themselves,
their
communities,
and
the
state
of
8
Iowa;
and
9
WHEREAS,
one
such
exceptional
individual
is
Thyron
10
Mathews
of
Oelwein,
Iowa,
who
recently
was
a
competitor
11
on
the
reality
television
cooking
competition
BBQ
12
Brawl,
hosted
by
celebrity
chefs
Bobby
Flay,
Antonia
13
Lofaso,
and
Maneet
Chauhan;
and
14
WHEREAS,
Thyron
Mathews’
love
for
cooking
can
be
15
seen
from
his
early
childhood
days,
when
he
grew
up
16
cooking
with
his
granddad
and
his
mom
and
dad,
sitting
17
out
back
in
the
brick
pit,
barbecuing
up
tasty
meats,
18
and
is
especially
known
for
his
mop
sauce
and
mopping
19
technique;
and
20
WHEREAS,
once
Thyron
Mathews
graduated
from
high
21
school
he
went
on
to
play
college
football
at
Upper
22
Iowa
University
and
began
cooking
barbecue
for
his
23
teammates,
gaining
him
rave
reviews;
and
24
WHEREAS,
Thyron
Mathews
earned
a
degree
in
criminal
25
justice
and
worked
for
the
Fayette
County
Sheriff’s
26
Office,
working
his
way
up
to
jail
administrator;
and
27
WHEREAS,
what
started
out
as
a
small
catering
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business
with
his
wife,
Terrishane
Mathews,
has
since
1
evolved
into
a
full-scale
barbecue
operation,
earning
2
16
Grand
Championships
and
“Best
in
Show”
at
the
Iowa
3
State
Fair
two
years
in
row,
as
well
as
national
fame
4
for
winning
Netflix’s
hit
competition
show
Barbecue
5
Showdown;
and
6
WHEREAS,
the
Senate
celebrates
and
applauds
7
barbecue
chef
and
pitmaster
Thyron
Mathews
for
his
many
8
achievements
in
the
culinary
arts;
NOW
THEREFORE,
9
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
SENATE,
That
the
Senate
10
recognizes
and
congratulates
Thyron
Mathews
on
his
11
accomplished
culinary
career
and
his
recent
appearance
12
as
a
competitor
on
the
reality
television
cooking
13
competition
BBQ
Brawl,
extending
to
him
our
best
wishes
14
for
continued
success
and
happiness
in
all
his
future
15
endeavors.
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