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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, An outstanding tenure in state government is drawing |
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to a close with the retirement of Sandra L. McKey of Bastrop from |
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her position with the speaker's office on January 31, 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. McKey began her administrative career after |
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completing her education in La Plata, Maryland; she held a number of |
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positions with the federal government over the course of nearly a |
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quarter-century in Washington, D.C., and spent her final two years |
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in the nation's capital working as the executive secretary to the |
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assistant commander for space technology at the Space and Naval |
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Warfare Systems Command; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. McKey moved in 1991 to Central Texas, where she |
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worked for Lockheed Missiles and Space Company and Medallion Hotels |
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before joining the Texas Department of Public Safety three years |
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later; after a notable tenure with DPS, she became director of |
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administration for the Speaker's Office of the Texas House of |
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Representatives in January 2001; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. McKey has been called on to perform a wide |
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variety of tasks during her years at the Capitol, including |
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coordinating and implementing all aspects of Members' Reunion Day |
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and coordinating arrangements for annual meetings of the National |
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Conference of State Legislatures and the Southern Legislative |
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Conference, and she has brought to all of her duties the strong |
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attention to detail and work ethic for which she is known; and |
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WHEREAS, "Sandy" McKey has served the speaker's office with |
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integrity and dedication, earning the lasting respect of those who |
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have been privileged to work with her, and it is a pleasure to honor |
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her for her service as she embarks on the next chapter of her life; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Sandra L. McKey on her retirement |
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from the Speaker's Office of the Texas House of Representatives and |
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extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. McKey as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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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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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 167 was adopted by the House on |
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January 31, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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