1-1 ****** NEED TWO-PAGE HEADER ****** 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 790 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the 1-4 Office of the Comptroller of Public Accounts in bidding farewell 1-5 to Karen J. Fowler, who will be retiring after 31 years of 1-6 dedicated service as a state employee; and 1-7 WHEREAS, Karen began her service with the State Comptroller's 1-8 Office on August 11, 1969, and she will retire on May 1, 2001; and 1-9 WHEREAS, In her current position in the Tax Allocation 1-10 Section of the Revenue Accounting Division, Karen has distinguished 1-11 herself as flexible, intelligent, and efficient; in her many 1-12 years of experience, Karen was often presented difficult and 1-13 complex assignments, and she was always willing to rise to 1-14 any challenge; and 1-15 WHEREAS, Her duties at the agency required Karen to 1-16 coordinate the direct deposit of allocation payments; she also 1-17 worked to ensure that cities' boundaries were updated in a timely 1-18 and accurate manner for local tax purposes; and 1-19 WHEREAS, Now that she is retired, Karen can spend more time 1-20 with her husband, Buddy, at their ranch; she will surely have 1-21 a rich and productive retired life; and 1-22 WHEREAS, A true professional and a cherished friend to many 2-1 at the State Comptroller's Office, Karen has rendered exceptional 2-2 service to her state; for her many years of dedication to the 2-3 careful administration of state finances, she is truly worthy 2-4 of commendation; now, therefore, be it 2-5 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-6 77th Legislature, hereby congratulate Karen J. Fowler on 2-7 her upcoming retirement from the Office of the Comptroller of 2-8 Public Accounts and wish her the best of luck in her retired 2-9 life; and, be it further 2-10 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-11 her as an expression of deepest gratitude for a job well done 2-12 from the Texas Senate. 2-13 Barrientos 2-14 ______________________________________ 2-15 President of the Senate 2-16 I hereby certify that the above 2-17 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-18 on April 23, 2001. 2-19 ______________________________________ 2-20 Secretary of the Senate 2-21 ______________________________________ 2-22 Member, Texas Senate