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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Martha Mitchell retired from her position as |
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district clerk of Val Verde County in December 2006, concluding a |
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distinguished public service career that extended nearly three |
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decades; and |
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WHEREAS, It was in April 1977 that Martha Mitchell first went |
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to work in the district clerk's office in Del Rio, beginning as |
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chief deputy; four years later, she was hired as the court |
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administrator for Judge James M. Simmonds in the county court at |
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law; she remained in that position until January 1985, when she was |
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appointed the Val Verde County district clerk, beginning her |
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22-year tenure in that office; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Mitchell was elected to five consecutive terms |
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as the district clerk, and her longevity is a testament to the |
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excellent work she performed in maintaining the county's official |
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records, recording and entering the acts, proceedings, and |
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judgments of the court, and completing the many other |
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administrative tasks of her office; and |
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WHEREAS, Highly respected by her peers, she has been a |
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prominent figure in the County and District Clerks' Association of |
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Texas, serving on and chairing numerous committees and speaking at |
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association meetings, seminars, and conferences; moreover, she has |
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been a member of the board of directors for the Texas District Court |
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Alliance, which provides continuing education to district clerks in |
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Texas; this accomplished administrator has also lent her |
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organizational skills to groups such as the American Red Cross in |
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Del Rio, where she is an advisory board member, and the Del Rio Law |
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Enforcement Officers' Association, where she was secretary; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Mitchell has received a number of awards for her |
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official and civic service; she was named woman of the year by the |
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Del Rio Business and Professional Women's Club and volunteer of the |
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year by both the Val Verde County Child Welfare Board and the Region |
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8 Child Protective Services division; she had the prestigious honor |
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in 2006 of being named Texas District Clerk of the Year by the |
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County and District Clerks' Association of Texas; these |
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commendations speak to the sterling reputation that Martha Mitchell |
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built in her long and noteworthy career, and she may reflect proudly |
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on her many achievements as an elected official; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend the Honorable Martha Mitchell for her |
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many years of exemplary service as the Val Verde County district |
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clerk and extend to her best wishes for a satisfying retirement; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Mitchell as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |