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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 39
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Sandra Clark, who is being honored with a Robert H. |
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Miller Professional of the Year Award for her pioneering |
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achievements in the funeral and mortuary industry; and |
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WHEREAS, This prestigious award is the highest honor that |
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is given to a professional in the industry and is bestowed by the |
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National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association; and |
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WHEREAS, After an initial career as a special education |
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teacher, Sandra Clark became inspired to enter the funeral |
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profession in 1987; the following year, she opened the Sandra |
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Clark Funeral Home and Crematorium and was the first African |
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American woman to independently establish a funeral home in |
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Dallas; and |
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WHEREAS, Sandra has fostered a reputation for excellence |
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at her funeral home, and due to her compassion, integrity, and |
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professionalism, her business became a cornerstone of the |
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community and one of the nation's premier mortuaries; she and her |
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staff are noted for providing the highest quality of support to |
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clients as they process the passing of loved ones; and |
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WHEREAS, Sandra is a highly regarded business leader, an |
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active community steward, and a generous philanthropist; her |
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thoughtful and wise mentorship has helped many area women become |
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strong leaders in their fields; and |
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WHEREAS, Guided in all things by her faith and her love of |
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family, Sandra is an esteemed member of the Dallas community, and |
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she can reflect with pride on her trailblazing accomplishments as |
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the owner and chief executive officer of the Sandra Clark Funeral |
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Home and Crematorium; 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 recognize Sandra Clark |
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for her exceptional achievements in her field and extend to her |
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congratulations on receiving a Robert H. Miller Professional of |
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the Year Award; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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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 August 2, 2021. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |