1-1                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 601
 1-2           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
 1-3     recognize Celia Scott Boswell on the momentous occasion of her
 1-4     retirement after four years of dedicated service as Mayor of
 1-5     Mineola; and
 1-6           WHEREAS, During her tenure, Mayor Boswell was able to
 1-7     accomplish varied and notable achievements; Mineola was added
 1-8     as a scheduled Amtrak stop at no cost; city codes were adopted;
 1-9     a new postal facility was built; grant money was obtained to turn
1-10     the old post office into a museum in the historic downtown area;
1-11     and efforts were resumed to complete a loop around the city; and
1-12           WHEREAS, Mineola also benefitted greatly from her generous
1-13     spirit for she served as President of the Wood County Aggie Moms and
1-14     of Friends of the Mineola Library, was a member of the Mineola Lions
1-15     Club and Heritage Society, and volunteered for Meals-on-Wheels; and
1-16           WHEREAS, Being highly respected as a pillar of the community
1-17     she was named "Best Friend" in 1995 by Friends of the Mineola
1-18     Library, "Woman of the Year" in 1996 by the Mineola Chamber of
1-19     Commerce, and 1997 brought her the "Hometown Leaders Award" from the
1-20     National Center for Small Communities and the Wal-Mart Foundation,
1-21     and "Champion of the Rails" from the Texas Eagle Coalition; now,
1-22     therefore, be it
1-23           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
1-24     76th Legislature, hereby express its gratitude to Mayor Boswell
 2-1     for her untiring dedication to the city and citizens of Mineola;
 2-2     and, be it further
 2-3           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
 2-4     Mayor Celia Scott Boswell as an expression of esteem from the
 2-5     Texas Senate.
 2-6                                                                    Cain
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 2-8                                          President of the Senate
 2-9                                       I hereby certify that the above
2-10                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
2-11                                  on April 12, 1999.
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2-13                                          Secretary of the Senate
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2-15                                           Member, Texas Senate