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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Barbara Cline of Corpus Christi is celebrating her |
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80th birthday on February 13, 2007, and this momentous occasion in |
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her life offers an appropriate opportunity to honor this esteemed |
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Texan; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Corpus on February 13, 1927, Mrs. Cline is |
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the widow of Robert Lee Cline, with whom she raised three daughters: |
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Cindy Myers, Susie Nemec, and Kathy Cline; today, she also enjoys |
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the love and affection of six grandchildren and seven |
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great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, An active civic leader with a longtime interest in |
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politics, Mrs. Cline was elected as a precinct chair in the early |
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1960s and has been an election judge since 1962; she was a national |
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delegate to the 1978 mid-term Democratic Convention in Nashville |
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and to the 1988 Democratic Convention in Atlanta; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Cline was elected Nueces County Democratic |
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chair in 1986 and has served as an election administrator for 25 |
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years; moreover, she currently serves as bylaws chair for Texas |
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Democratic Women and as treasurer of the Coastal Bend chapter of the |
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Texas Democratic Women; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to her continuing support of the |
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democratic process, this respected independent businesswoman has |
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volunteered with the Girl Scouts of the USA for 25 years and served |
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as PTA president at Fraiser Elementary School and Sundeen Junior |
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High School; and |
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WHEREAS, Barbara Cline is a role model for her family, |
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friends, and fellow citizens, inspiring those around her with her |
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can-do attitude, and her 80 years of achievements and wonderful |
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memories are truly cause for celebration; 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 Barbara Cline on her 80th birthday |
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and extend to her best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Cline as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |