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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Toni Middleton Lewis is retiring from Houston Public |
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Works in June 2021, drawing to a close an exemplary career that has |
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spanned more than three and a half decades; and |
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WHEREAS, A native Houstonian, Ms. Lewis has served the city's |
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public works department for 37 years; known by her colleagues as |
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"Superwoman," she skillfully manages human resources for her |
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section, and at one time, she oversaw the Houston water budget; |
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among her many accolades, she has received The Bravo Award, one of |
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the most prestigious honors given to an employee of the City of |
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Houston, and she has been named Employee of the Year and Supervisor |
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of the Year; in addition, she has been recognized in Who's Who in |
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Public Works and presented with a Mayor's Volunteer Houston Award; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Lewis has also held a number of civic leadership |
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positions, including precinct chair for Harris County Voter |
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Precinct No. 0573, treasurer of Texas Senate District No. 13 PAC, |
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board member and treasurer of East Sunnyside Civic Club, worthy |
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counselor of Grand Court Order of Calanthe Winnie Lee Noble |
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Middleton Court No. 3, and member of the Harris County Democratic |
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Party audit and steering committees; moreover, she has given |
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generously of her time and talents to numerous other organizations |
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that serve area residents; and |
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WHEREAS, Toni Lewis has greatly benefited her fellow Texans |
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through her leadership, professionalism, and commitment to |
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excellence, and as she embarks on the next exciting chapter of her |
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life, she may indeed reflect with pride on a career well spent; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby congratulate Toni Middleton Lewis on her retirement from |
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Houston Public Works and extend to her sincere best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Lewis as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives and Senate. |