R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, For many years, the Dallas community has benefited

 1-2     from the vision and leadership of Mary Malone, and she is indeed

 1-3     deserving of special praise and recognition at this time; and

 1-4           WHEREAS, A longtime resident of Dallas, she wed Raymond

 1-5     Malone, and the couple nurtured a deeply fulfilling union that

 1-6     spanned nearly 30 years until his passing; and

 1-7           WHEREAS, Though Mrs. Malone has no children of her own, she

 1-8     enjoys close relationships with her friends and associates, and her

 1-9     care and commitment have positively affected many individuals; and

1-10           WHEREAS, She has helped to make her community a better place

1-11     in which to live, work, and rear a family by serving as president

1-12     of both the Las Casas Homeowners Association and the Las Casas

1-13     Crime Watch group and working with her neighbors to combat key

1-14     problems in the area; and

1-15           WHEREAS, Mrs. Malone also organizes a popular annual barbecue

1-16     and covered dish supper for the neighborhood, and her fine efforts

1-17     on behalf of the community have helped to make the Las Casas area a

1-18     close-knit one where neighbors care for each other and work

1-19     together for the common good; and

1-20           WHEREAS, Her outstanding accomplishments have earned her

1-21     well-deserved acclaim, for she has been honored by the Dallas City

1-22     Council and  Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson for her stalwart

1-23     service, and the East Dallas Rotary Club has presented her with its

1-24     Community Vocational Service Award; and

 2-1           WHEREAS, During the early years of her professional career,

 2-2     Mrs. Malone was employed by Samules & Company as a payroll and

 2-3     accounts receivable supervisor; she later joined the staff of T & W

 2-4     Meat Company as an office manager and retired after 25 years of

 2-5     service to that business; and

 2-6           WHEREAS, Mary Malone's outstanding work in behalf of her

 2-7     community serves as a source of inspiration to all who are

 2-8     privileged to know her, and it gives the members of this chamber

 2-9     great pleasure to honor her at this time; now, therefore, be it

2-10           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

2-11     Legislature hereby honor Mary Malone for her exemplary civic

2-12     involvement and extend to her warmest best wishes for continued

2-13     success and happiness in the future; and, be it further

2-14           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

2-15     prepared for Mrs. Malone as an expression of high regard by the

2-16     Texas House of Representatives.

                                                                       Hodge

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                                                   Speaker of the House

               I certify that H.R. No. 1141 was adopted by the House on May

         30, 1997, by a non-record vote.

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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House