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H.R. No. 108
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Since becoming a member of the Dallas City Council
in 1997, Lois G. Finkelman has served the people of the Metroplex
area with integrity, distinction, and compassion, and her extensive
achievements as an educator, community leader, and public servant
are indeed deserving of special recognition and commendation; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Finkelman is an alumna of Northwestern
University who has earned two postgraduate degrees at The
University of Texas at Dallas, one in science education and one in
environmental science; she worked for many years as an educator in
Ohio and Texas before embarking on a successful career as a writer,
research assistant, and consultant, and during the 1980s and 1990s
she established herself as a leading North Texas authority in the
fields of community relations and resource development planning; in
addition to creating land use studies, environmental impact
studies, and impact assessments, Ms. Finkelman designed a wide
range of informational materials, workshop programs, and training
seminars, and her work as a community liaison ultimately led her to
pursue a more prominent role in shaping public policy; and
WHEREAS, In addition to serving as a councilwoman for the
City of Dallas, this accomplished Texan is a respected member of the
Friends of the Dallas Police Advisory Board, the Parkland Hospital
Public Health Development Committee, the Children's Medical Center
Foundation Board of Trustees, the Greater Dallas Community
Relations Council Advisory Board, the American Jewish Congress
Board of Directors, and more; she also continues to promote
responsible environmental policies in her work with the Texas Clean
Air Working Group, the North Central Texas Council of Governments
Air Quality Steering Committee, and the National League of Cities
Steering Committee for Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources;
and
WHEREAS, Ms. Finkelman's efforts in behalf of others have
earned her countless accolades over the years, including the 2002
Caring Spirit Civic Courage Award, presented by the American Cancer
Society, and the 1997 Robert M. Artz Citizen Leadership Award,
presented by the National Recreation and Park Association; a
devoted wife and mother, she enjoys a rewarding marriage with her
husband of many years, Dr. Ross Finkelman, and takes immense pride
in her three children, David, Karen, and Peter, as well as her four
grandsons, Jacob, Andrew, Lucas, and Julian; and she has shown
herself to be one of the Lone Star State's most active and admired
civic leaders in each of her many endeavors, and it is with great
pleasure that the citizens of Texas join in paying tribute to her
illustrious career in public and community service; now, therefore,
be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby honor Dallas city
councilwoman Lois Finkelman and extend to her best wishes for
continued success and happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Finkelman as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Goolsby
Craddick Geren Mercer
Allen Giddings Merritt
Alonzo Goodman Miller
Bailey Goolsby Moreno of Harris
Baxter Griggs Moreno of El Paso
Berman Grusendorf Morrison
Bohac Guillen Mowery
Bonnen Gutierrez Naishtat
Branch Haggerty Nixon
Brown of Kaufman Hamilton Noriega
Brown of Brazos Hamric Oliveira
Burnam Hardcastle Olivo
Callegari Harper-Brown Paxton
Campbell Hartnett Pena
Canales Heflin Phillips
Capelo Hegar Pickett
Casteel Hilderbran Pitts
Castro Hill Puente
Chavez Hochberg Quintanilla
Chisum Hodge Raymond
Christian Homer Reyna
Coleman Hope Riddle
Cook of Navarro Hopson Ritter
Cook of Colorado Howard Rodriguez
Corte Hughes Rose
Crabb Hunter Seaman
Crownover Hupp Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Harris
Davis of Dallas Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Dawson Jones of Bexar Solis
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solomons
Denny Keel Stick
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Swinford
Driver Keffer of Eastland Talton
Dukes King Taylor
Dunnam Kolkhorst Telford
Dutton Krusee Thompson
Edwards Kuempel Truitt
Eiland Laney Turner
Eissler Laubenberg Uresti
Elkins Lewis Van Arsdale
Ellis Luna Villarreal
Escobar Mabry West
Farabee Madden Wilson
Farrar Marchant Wise
Flores Martinez Fischer Wohlgemuth
Flynn McCall Wolens
Gallego McClendon Wong
Garza McReynolds Woolley
Gattis Menendez Zedler
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 108 was adopted by the House on
September 22, 2003, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House