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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, LaNan McKinney of Austin has long benefited the Lone |
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Star State through her exceptional engagement in civic endeavors |
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and her performance of volunteer work; and |
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WHEREAS, A prominent figure in the Friends of the Governor's |
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Mansion, Mrs. McKinney has concluded a two-year term as president |
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of the board, and has held other leadership roles in that |
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organization, including vice president and chair of the development |
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committee; she has also served on the finance and executive |
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committees, and her dedicated efforts in all of these roles have |
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helped maintain the historical and cultural significance of this |
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important site; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. McKinney is also actively involved with the |
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Docents of the Governor's Mansion, being a past president of the |
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organization and a member of the board; this committed volunteer |
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has herself been a docent at the mansion since 1988; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of The University of Texas at Austin and a |
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former high school teacher, Mrs. McKinney has also given freely of |
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her time and talents to many noteworthy organizations, including |
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the Delta Delta Delta sorority, the Austin Natural Science Guild, |
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the Austin Women's Club, and the Junior Austin Women's Club; |
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moreover, she has served in positions of leadership for the |
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Assistance League of Austin and the Sam Houston Society; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. McKinney is fluent in Spanish and French and |
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enjoys painting and the arts; in another of her volunteer efforts, |
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she has taken part in a Women's Symphony League of Austin project to |
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introduce schoolchildren to orchestral music; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to her volunteer work, Mrs. McKinney is |
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devoted to her family, which includes her husband, Mike McKinney, |
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her children, Blake, who will earn his doctor of medicine degree in |
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May, and Lauren McKinney, an attorney in Austin, and her two |
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grandchildren, Chad and Braden McKinney; excelling in all of her |
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endeavors, LaNan McKinney is truly an asset to her community and has |
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greatly contributed to the preservation and enrichment of the Lone |
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Star State's cultural heritage; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend LaNan McKinney for her outstanding |
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record of community service and extend to her sincere best wishes |
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for continued success in her important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. McKinney as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Goolsby |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 940 was adopted by the House on April |
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5, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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