By Hirschi H.R. No. 1343 75R17493 SAJ-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Wichita Falls community has long benefited from 1-2 the public service of the Honorable Kathryn A. "Kay" Yeager, and 1-3 she is indeed worthy of special praise and recognition; and 1-4 WHEREAS, She became the city's first female mayor in 1996, 1-5 and during her tenure, she has dedicated herself to making the 1-6 Wichita Falls community a better place in which to live, work, and 1-7 rear a family; and 1-8 WHEREAS, Mayor Yeager is also highly regarded for her 1-9 involvement with the Multi Purpose Events Center, for she offered 1-10 invaluable insight as chair of the joint committee that determined 1-11 the need for the facility, and went on to chair the facility's two 1-12 subsequent controlling entities and the center itself; and 1-13 WHEREAS, She has further served her fellow citizens as a 1-14 board member of Presbyterian Manor and as the past chair of the 1-15 Wichita Falls Aviation Advisory Board; and 1-16 WHEREAS, In addition, this remarkable woman has drawn on her 1-17 extensive talents to positively affect higher education issues; 1-18 former board member of her alma mater, Sweet Briar College, Mayor 1-19 Yeager was appointed to the board of regents of Midwestern State 1-20 University (MSU) in 1988, and was reappointed to her second 1-21 six-year term in 1994; and 1-22 WHEREAS, Elected the first woman to chair MSU's board of 1-23 regents in 1991, she is currently serving her fourth term with 1-24 that body, and also chairs that institution's President's 2-1 Excellence Club; and 2-2 WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Mayor Yeager has enjoyed the 2-3 love and support of her husband, Frank Yeager, and the couple's 2-4 daughters, Elizabeth Herreid and Linda Beltchev, and in recent 2-5 years, the Yeagers have welcomed the addition of their 2-6 grandchildren, Lara Herreid and Nicholas and Andrew Beltchev, into 2-7 the family fold; and 2-8 WHEREAS, A woman of immense vision, Kay Yeager has enhanced 2-9 the quality of life in the Wichita Falls community in numerous 2-10 ways, and it is truly a pleasure to honor her at this time; now, 2-11 therefore, be it 2-12 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas 2-13 Legislature hereby commend the Honorable Kathryn A. "Kay" Yeager 2-14 for her exemplary service to her community and extend to her 2-15 warmest best wishes for continued success and happiness in all her 2-16 future endeavors; and, be it further 2-17 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-18 prepared for Mayor Yeager as an expression of high regard by the 2-19 Texas House of Representatives.