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 2-7 ______________________________________ 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. 2-12 ______________________________________ 2-13 Secretary of the Senate 2-14 ______________________________________ 2-15 Member, Texas Senate