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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Lone Star State depends on the leadership and |
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dedication of people such as Chris Kyker of Abilene, who has |
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advocated in behalf of some of the state's most vulnerable citizens |
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for more than four decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Kyker attended Abilene Christian University, |
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where she earned a bachelor's degree in English and drama in 1946 |
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and went on to earn master's degrees in speech education and |
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communication; she worked as a speech and theater instructor at her |
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alma mater and Hardin-Simmons University before entering social |
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services in 1963 as the executive director of the Abilene Mental |
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Health Association, where she worked for more than a decade; in |
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1974, she helped found the Area Agency on Aging of West Central |
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Texas, an organization that offers a range of services for people |
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over 60, and served as its director for five years; and |
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WHEREAS, Appointed by Governor Bill Clements, she |
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subsequently served as founding executive director of the Texas |
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Department on Aging from 1979 to 1984 and state coordinator for the |
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White House Conference on Aging in 1981; moreover, Mrs. Kyker |
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worked for two years as a program specialist for the Texas |
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Department of Human Resources; she returned to the nonprofit sector |
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in 1986 as founding president and chief executive officer of |
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Disability Resources, Inc., an Abilene-based organization that |
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provides residential care, training, and jobs for developmentally |
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disabled individuals; since 1992, she has served as consultant for |
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a similar venture, Rainbow Omega, Inc.; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan is committed to public policy |
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development as a leader of numerous groups, including the Texas |
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Health Institute Long Term Care Industry Council, for which she |
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serves as chair, the Texas Aging and Disability Resource Center, |
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the Texas Institute for Health Policy Research, the Governor's |
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Advisory Council on Physical Fitness, the University of |
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Indianapolis Center of Excellence for Aging and Community, and the |
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Abilene Christian University Pruett Gerontology Center, to name but |
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a few; in addition, she represents Taylor and Jones Counties in the |
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Texas Silver-Haired Legislature, for which she served as speaker |
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from 2002 to 2006; and |
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WHEREAS, With passion and integrity, Chris Kyker has worked |
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to improve the lives of countless individuals, and she is most |
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deserving of special recognition for her outstanding |
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accomplishments; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 80th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby honor Chris Kyker on her many years of service in behalf of |
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Texans and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success |
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and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Kyker as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives and Senate. |
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King of Taylor |
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Anderson |
Gonzalez Toureilles |
Mowery |
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Brown of Kaufman |
Harper-Brown |
Ortiz, Jr. |
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Brown of Brazos |
Hartnett |
Otto |
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Callegari |
Hernandez |
Patrick |
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Christian |
Hochberg |
Pickett |
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Cook of Navarro |
Hopson |
Puente |
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Cook of Colorado |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Quintanilla |
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Corte |
Howard of Travis |
Raymond |
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Crownover |
Jackson |
Rodriguez |
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Davis of Harris |
Keffer |
Smith of Tarrant |
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Davis of Dallas |
King of Parker |
Smith of Harris |
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Delisi |
King of Taylor |
Smithee |
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Deshotel |
King of Zavala |
Solomons |
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Eissler |
Leibowitz |
Thompson |
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Escobar |
Madden |
Van Arsdale |
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Farabee |
Mallory Caraway |
Vaught |
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Farrar |
Martinez Fischer |
Villarreal |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 68 was adopted by the House on |
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February 8, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 68 was adopted by the Senate on |
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February 13, 2007, by a viva-voce vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |