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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Marguerite Badger has rendered decades of |
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invaluable service to Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston; and |
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WHEREAS, A member of one of the hospital's first volunteer |
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groups, Mrs. Badger began her impressive tenure with the |
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institution in 1959; she has held several important positions over |
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the course of her career, including those of assistant director of |
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admissions and director of admissions, as well as president of the |
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Hermann Hospital Volunteers; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Badger began a new chapter in her association |
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with the hospital in 1976, when she accepted responsibilities as |
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director of the hospital's first Life Flight program; named the |
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director of flight operations in 1978, she helped bring attention |
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to this effort through her diligent public awareness campaigns, and |
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her tireless work earned her recognition as the "First Lady of Life |
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Flight"; although she officially retired, Mrs. Badger returned to |
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the hospital as a volunteer in 1997; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the years, this former vice president of the |
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Texas Association of Volunteers has given of her time and talents as |
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a member of the American Helicopter Society, the Junior League of |
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Houston, American Osteopathic Auxiliary, and the American Society |
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of Hospital Based Emergency Air Medical Services, which she helped |
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to found; recognized as an honorary deputy by the Harris County |
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Sheriff's Department, she has been lauded with the Marriott/Carlson |
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Award from Bell Helicopter and the Dedicated Service Award from the |
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Houston Police Officers' Association; in addition, Memorial |
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Hermann Hospital has introduced the Badger-Schneidau Volunteer |
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Award, honoring her for her years of meaningful work; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Badger has proven herself to be a health care |
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professional and volunteer of immense ability and dedication; her |
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desire to serve her fellow citizens is truly inspiring, and she may |
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take justifiable pride in her exceptional service; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Marguerite Badger for her contributions |
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to Memorial Hermann Hospital and its Life Flight program and extend |
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to her 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 Mrs. Badger as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Anderson |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1040 was adopted by the House on April |
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13, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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