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H.R. No. 78
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, After 9 years as Weslaco Public Library director and
33 years in the library field, Virginia Allain is retiring on May
30, 2004; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Allain's interest in the library profession was
kindled in high school where she shelved books in her school
library; being an avid reader as well, she saw the occupation of
librarian as a natural fit; and
WHEREAS, After gaining a master's degree in library science
from Emporia State University in Kansas, Mrs. Allain worked in
Ohio, Maryland, and Australia before moving to Edinburg and then
settling in Weslaco; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Allain's dedication as Weslaco Public Library
director has been of invaluable service to the city's many
residents these past nine years; she believes strongly in the
beneficial function that libraries provide to their respective
communities, and, as a librarian, she has derived great joy from
helping people who have turned to these important resources of
education and enrichment; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby pay tribute to Virginia
Allain on the occasion of her retirement as director of the Weslaco
Public Library and extend to her best wishes for the future; and, be
it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mrs. Allain as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Wise
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 78 was adopted by the House on May 11,
2004, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House