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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 13
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In Memory |
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of |
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Joe Foster |
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WHEREAS, The legacy of the late Joe K. Foster, the founding |
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board chair of El Paso Community College, is being recognized |
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with an endowed scholarship at the college in his name; and |
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WHEREAS, A lifelong resident of El Paso, Mr. Foster was a |
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successful commercial realtor and a respected civic leader for |
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more than four decades; in 1968, he co-chaired a 100-member |
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steering committee to organize a petition drive for an election |
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to create a junior college district; after the voters approved |
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establishing the school, he led the EPCC board of trustees as its |
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first chair, and his service on the board spanned nearly a |
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decade; he passed away in 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, The Joe K. Foster Endowed Scholarship celebrates |
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Mr. Foster's central role in the creation of EPCC; thanks in part |
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to his efforts, the college today is a thriving institution with |
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five campuses that serve nearly 30,000 El Pasoans each year; in |
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the decades since the founding of the school, nearly 90,000 |
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students have graduated with degrees from the college; and |
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WHEREAS, Joe K. Foster was a leader in the establishment of |
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El Paso Community College, helping to open the doors of |
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opportunity to countless fellow citizens, and this new |
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scholarship in his name is a fitting tribute to his vision, |
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generosity, and hard work; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commemorate the |
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establishment of the Joe K. Foster Endowed Scholarship at El Paso |
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Community College and celebrate the life and legacy of Joe K. |
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Foster; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for the family of Joe K. Foster as an expression of high |
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regard from the Texas Senate. |
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Blanco |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on July 22, 2021, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |