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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Rita Myatt Radley has been named the 2006 Citizen of |
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the Year by the El Campo Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture; and |
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WHEREAS, The Citizen of the Year award was created to honor El |
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Campo residents who have worked to make a positive difference in |
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their community; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of El Campo, Mrs. Radley has long striven to |
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make her hometown a better place in which to live, work, and raise a |
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family; active in the local Elks Lodge, she has led the organization |
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and has helped with its scholarship initiative; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Radley has chaired the Lower Colorado River |
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Authority board and the Wharton County Junior College foundation |
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board, served on the board of the El Campo Museum Society, helped to |
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found the BEE's beautification organization, and volunteered her |
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time to the El Campo Garden Club and the local Girl Scouts of the |
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USA; the First Presbyterian Church has benefited from her |
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leadership as an elder and deacon, and she earned the distinction of |
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becoming the first female president of the El Campo chamber; and |
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WHEREAS, Now a great-grandmother, she continues to be an |
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invaluable asset to her community; currently working with the new |
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El Campo Heritage Center, she has helped to raise $200,000 in grants |
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for this important facility; and |
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WHEREAS, Rita Radley's outstanding leadership and untiring |
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efforts in behalf of her community have truly enhanced the lives of |
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her neighbors, and she is an inspiration to all those who have been |
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privileged to know her; 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 Rita Myatt Radley on her receipt of |
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the 2006 Citizen of the Year award from the El Campo Chamber of |
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Commerce and Agriculture and commend her for her service to her |
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fellow residents; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Radley as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Zerwas |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 460 was adopted by the House on March |
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1, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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