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By:  Hope                                                         H.R. No. 209







R E S O L U T I O N

	WHEREAS, Judi Foster of Conroe has been nominated to receive 

the Texas Lonestar Achievement Award from the OneStar Foundation 

established by Governor Rick Perry in 2004 in recognition of her 

notable volunteer efforts, which have involved raising untold sums 

for charitable causes and organizing numerous events to benefit 

children, the arts, and cancer research; and

	WHEREAS, A practicing Realtor in Montgomery County, this 

esteemed Texan moved to Conroe in 1968 with her husband, George L. 

Foster; together the couple enjoy the company of a fine son, Matt F. 

Foster, who is an FBI agent, his beloved wife, Anne Marie Martin, 

and their precious daughter, Alyson Grace; Mrs. Foster's work with 

area youth has included volunteering for the Children's Special 

Olympics, the Conroe High School Band Boosters, and the Montgomery 

County Fair Association, for which she eventually chaired all 

junior non-livestock shows; and

	WHEREAS, For many years, Mrs. Foster has served on the 

Crighton Theatre Foundation Board, raising funds for the 

organization's historic building and chairing two unique 

fund-raisers for the theater; she has also served as chair of the 

Montgomery County Texas Sesquicentennial Committee, the American 

Heart Association Campaign, the South East Texas Arts Fair, and the 

Montgomery County Performing Arts Children's Art Program; she has 

coordinated multiple food drives, established the Montgomery 

County Child Protective Services Rainbow Room, and distinguished 

herself on the board of the Lake Conroe Area Convention and Visitors 

Bureau, the gala task force of the American Cancer Society of Texas, 

and the board of the Montgomery County Association of Realtors, for 

which she has served on the nominating, special events, and 

scholarship selection committees; and

	WHEREAS, A founding board member of the Montgomery County 

Cattle Baron's Ball, Mrs. Foster has helped to raise more than $2.5 

million for the American Cancer Society and open a reference 

library for cancer patients and their families at local hospitals; 

she has received several awards for her service to the city of 

Conroe and Montgomery County, including the President's Key Person 

Award from the Conroe Chamber of Commerce, the Community Service 

Award from the Montgomery County Association of Realtors, the 

Montgomery County Volunteer of the Year award, the Conroe Symphony 

Celebrity Conductor award, and the Notable Women of Texas award; 

and

	WHEREAS, With her vibrant personality and can-do attitude, 

Judi Foster is truly an inspiration to her fellow volunteers and the 

entire community of Conroe; especially deserving of this 

nomination, she has made the city a better place to live, work, and 

raise a family, and she has earned the lasting respect of her many 

friends and neighbors; now, therefore, be it

	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 

Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Judi Foster 

for her Texas Lonestar Achievement Award nomination and extend to 

her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further

	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 

prepared for Mrs. Foster as an expression of high regard by the 

Texas House of Representatives.