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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Sara Long was installed as president of the Woman's |
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Club of El Paso on May 3, 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 1894, the Woman's Club of El Paso is |
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dedicated to the betterment of the community; it offers monthly |
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opportunities for education and cultural enrichment, and members |
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also work to preserve their historic clubhouse; and |
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WHEREAS, Sara Long has been active in the club since 2008, and |
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for the past eight years, she has benefited the group as program |
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chair; from 2022 to 2023, she served with distinction as |
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president-elect; and |
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WHEREAS, A retired educator, Mrs. Long was born and raised in |
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Denver City; she studied piano, voice, and acting as a girl and |
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attended Sul Ross State University, where she earned a bachelor's |
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degree in music with a major in piano and a minor in voice; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Long enjoyed a 31-year career as a vocal music |
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director for students of all levels in the Clint and Socorro |
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Independent School Districts; over the years, she served as a vocal |
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and choral music adjudicator for UIL competitions, and she was an |
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accompanist for contest choirs as well; she was also a guest |
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conductor for the Ysleta ISD Honor Choirs; for 14 Years, she was the |
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director of music ministries at Vista Ysleta United Methodist |
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Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Mrs. Long continues to teach piano and voice |
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privately; in all her endeavors, she is supported by the love and |
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encouragement of her husband of 50 years, Allen Long, a fellow |
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retired educator; they have been blessed with three children, |
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Allyson, Andrea, and AJ, as well as seven grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Sara Long has demonstrated a strong commitment to |
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the mission of the Woman's Club of El Paso, and her new role will |
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allow her to make even greater contributions to the community; 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 hereby congratulate Sara Long on her installation as |
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president of the Woman's Club of El Paso and extend to her sincere |
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best wishes for a successful tenure in office; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Long as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |