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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 90
 1-3           WHEREAS, The Senate of Texas takes pleasure in honoring the
 1-4     Texas Retired Teachers Association in recognition of Texas Retired
 1-5     School Personnel Day - A Celebration of Volunteerism; and
 1-6           WHEREAS, Recently, association members contributed over five
 1-7     million hours of volunteer work to their communities in hospitals,
 1-8     churches, and other entities in their communities; and
 1-9           WHEREAS, The Texas Retired Teachers Association was founded
1-10     in 1953, and it has a current membership of more than 45,000 men
1-11     and women; it is an independent, nonprofit organization formed to
1-12     help retired school personnel; and
1-13           WHEREAS, An able advocate on behalf of its members,
1-14     the association has been instrumental in passing legislation
1-15     and providing improved retirement benefits for the members
1-16     of the Texas Retired Teachers Association; the association's
1-17     present director is Mike Lehr and the current president is
1-18     Dr. Myron Koehler; and
1-19           WHEREAS, Among the goals of the Texas Retired Teachers
1-20     Association are promoting the intellectual, professional,
1-21     economic, and social well-being of its members, as well as
1-22     encouraging members to donate their time and expertise to civic
 2-1     and educational projects; and
 2-2           WHEREAS, The Texas Retired Teachers Association and its
 2-3     members have greatly assisted the citizens of Texas; now,
 2-4     therefore, be it
 2-5           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
 2-6     77th Legislature, hereby commend the members of the Texas Retired
 2-7     Teachers Association for their outstanding contributions to
 2-8     the welfare of the State of Texas; and, be it further
 2-9           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
2-10     the organization as an expression of the highest regard of the
2-11     Texas Senate.
2-12                                                              Armbrister
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2-14                                          President of the Senate
2-15                                       I hereby certify that the above
2-16                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
2-17                                  on January 24, 2001.
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2-19                                          Secretary of the Senate
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2-21                                           Member, Texas Senate