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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Mary Kay Walker of Flower Mound is retiring as |
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president of the Seniors in Motion Auxiliary in November 2023, |
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following many years of dedicated service; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2009, when the Town of Flower Mound began the |
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process of establishing a standalone senior center for its Seniors |
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in Motion program, Mrs. Walker helped create the SIM Auxiliary as a |
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nonprofit organization and became its founding president; the |
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community-based group supports Seniors in Motion and purchases |
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equipment for its programs and its facilities; after outgrowing a |
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renovated building that once served as the first town hall, SIM |
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moved into its present-day location in 2015; today, the program has |
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more than 2,700 members from Flower Mound and surrounding areas; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Walker has been active in many other |
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organizations as well, including the Retired and Senior Volunteer |
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Program Serving Denton County, and when Texas Health Presbyterian |
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Hospital Flower Mound opened in 2010, she developed its volunteer |
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program; she served on the board of Youth and Family Counseling, and |
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as a member of the town's Parks, Arts, and Library Services Board, |
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she worked to open the Fort Wildflower recreational area; in |
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addition, she has served as the longtime treasurer of the Meadows at |
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Cross Timbers Homeowners Association and as president of the MAGIC |
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group at First Baptist Church Lewisville; and |
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WHEREAS, A retired paralegal, Mrs. Walker began volunteering |
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for Legal Aid for Dallas during her professional life; she enhanced |
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her expertise in the nonprofit arena by completing the United Way of |
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Denton County's Project Blueprint: Board Leadership Training, and |
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she gained certification as a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service |
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Master Wellness Volunteer; named the 2014 Advocate of the Year by |
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the Texas Recreation and Park Society North Region Conference, she |
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received the President's Lifetime Achievement Award from President |
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Barack Obama and the Corporation for National Community Service in |
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2016; and |
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WHEREAS, Mary Kay Walker has enriched the lives of numerous |
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area residents through her tireless efforts in behalf of the SIM |
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Auxiliary, and her contributions have earned the admiration and |
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appreciation of all who are fortunate enough to know her; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby honor Mary Kay Walker on |
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the occasion of her retirement as president of the Seniors in Motion |
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Auxiliary and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Walker as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Bumgarner |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 77 was adopted by the House on |
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November 1, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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