79R9061 MAM-D

By:  Gonzales                                                     H.R. No. 803



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Rita Kathryn Roney of McAllen has contributed 
greatly to her community as an organizer and fund-raiser for the 
Boys & Girls Club of McAllen; and
	WHEREAS, Born and raised in McAllen, Mrs. Roney engaged in 
her first fund-raising efforts as a fifth-grader at Wilson 
Elementary School when she organized a backyard carnival to benefit 
the March of Dimes; a graduate of McAllen High School and Rollins 
College in Winter Park, Florida, she has served on the boards of 
several organizations and together with her husband, Glen, has 
participated in numerous causes benefiting children; and
	WHEREAS, While serving as acting chair of the Girls Club 
addition to the Boys Club of McAllen, Mrs. Roney raised nearly 
$500,000 in one week to build a multimillion-dollar complex to 
benefit thousands of young people in the city of McAllen; in October 
2004, the Glen E. and Rita K. Roney Center opened in northwest 
McAllen, providing the city with its second site for the Boys &
Girls Club, a 35,000-square-foot facility with modern amenities; 
and
	WHEREAS, With her generous heart and can-do attitude, Rita 
Roney is truly an inspiration to her fellow citizens and all who 
know of her impressive accomplishments; her work in behalf of the 
city's young people deserves significant recognition, and it is a 
pleasure to honor her at this time; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby commend Rita Kathryn Roney for her contributions 
to the Boys & Girls Club of McAllen 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. Roney as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.