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78S20266 WMS-D

By:  Capelo                                                       H.R. No. 159



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Becky Kitching Moeller of Corpus Christi has been 
elected secretary-treasurer of the Texas AFL-CIO, becoming the 
first female officer ever chosen by the organization; and
	WHEREAS, Active in the labor movement since 1967, when she 
joined Communication Workers of America Local 6137 in Corpus 
Christi, Ms. Moeller has served her local union in a variety of 
positions through the years, including job steward, chief steward, 
executive board member, vice president, and secretary-treasurer, 
and as its president since 1999; and
	WHEREAS, Ms. Moeller's work at the regional and state levels 
is equally impressive; she enjoyed a productive tenure as president 
of the Coastal Bend Labor Council, has been a valued member of the 
Texas AFL-CIO Executive Board, and also chaired the Texas AFL-CIO 
Scholarship Committee; and
	WHEREAS, Appointed by Governor Ann Richards to serve as chair 
of the commission overseeing the Texas Department of Licensing and 
Regulation, she has also worked to benefit her fellow citizens as a 
member of the United Way Board of Governors and the Corpus Christi 
Workforce Development Board; and
	WHEREAS, In addition, Ms. Moeller has been active in the 
political process through her longtime role as precinct chair of 
the Nueces County Democratic Party and her participation in 
numerous voter registration drives; and
	WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to her family, Ms. Moeller takes 
great pleasure in the relationship she shares with her daughter, 
Kristie, her step-daughter, Misty, and her grandchildren, Taylor, 
Taryn, and Savannah; and
	WHEREAS, Ms. Moeller's remarkable contributions to organized 
labor in the State of Texas are an inspiration to all who know her, 
and it is most appropriate that she be honored at this time; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Becky 
Kitching Moeller on her election as secretary-treasurer of the 
Texas AFL-CIO and extend to her sincere best wishes for success in 
her new post; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Ms. Moeller as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.