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                                                                  H.R. No. 782



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Kathy Nichols received the 2004 Woman of the Year 
Award from the Palacios Chamber of Commerce for her outstanding and 
dedicated service to her community; and
	WHEREAS, Born in Kansas City in 1951, Ms. Nichols attended 
college at the University of Colorado at Boulder and completed her 
degree at Kansas University; she explored the country for several 
years and eventually settled in Fort Collins, Colorado, where she 
distinguished herself as an election judge and as a member of the 
water board and a local homeowners association; and
	WHEREAS, This civic-minded woman and her husband, Nick, 
"discovered" Palacios, after spending a year sailing and living on 
a sailboat in the Florida Keys; embarking on a new adventure, they 
bought the Main Bed and Breakfast and have since earned historical 
approval for the Koerber/Pybus house and become treasured citizens 
of this coastal town; and
	WHEREAS, Ms. Nichols has actively contributed to the 
well-being of her community by starting the Palacios Recycle 
Center, serving on the city council, and co-managing the Palacios 
Community Medical Center, which was named the Business of the Year 
for 2004 by the chamber of commerce; and
	WHEREAS, Kathy Nichols is an invaluable asset to her 
community, and her tireless work in behalf of her fellow citizens is 
truly inspirational; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby congratulate Kathy Nichols on her receipt of the 
2004 Woman of the Year Award from the Palacios Chamber of Commerce 
and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued achievement; 
and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Ms. Nichols as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.

                                                                          Dawson

                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 782 was adopted by the House on March 
31, 2005, by a non-record vote.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House