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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Delilah Washburn of Wichita County is making history |
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as the first woman appointed to a management position with the Texas |
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Veterans Commission when she assumes the role of director of the |
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commission's Houston Regional Office on May 1, 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, A retired first sergeant, Ms. Washburn accrued 20 |
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years of active duty with the United States Air Force and 15 years |
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as a counselor with the Texas Veterans Commission in Wichita |
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County, and she has earned the respect and admiration of |
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individuals throughout the state and the nation for her dedication |
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and leadership; and |
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WHEREAS, Among her noteworthy accomplishments, Ms. Washburn |
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helped bring to fruition the first Texas VA Community Based |
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Outpatient Clinic, which provides 10,000 veterans health care |
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visits each year; in addition, she obtained money from the Wichita |
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County Commissioners Court to fund transportation for veterans |
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traveling to the Oklahoma City VA Medical Center; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Washburn has served as president of the National |
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Association of State Women Veterans Coordinators and in 2004, she |
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coordinated more than 30 local, state, and federal agencies to |
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provide a centralized information seminar for veterans to learn of |
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the many types of assistance available to them; and |
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WHEREAS, In her new post in Houston, Ms. Washburn will |
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oversee veterans' services for 90 counties that encompass San |
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Antonio, Laredo, and Corpus Christi, in addition to Houston and the |
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Rio Grande Valley; in taking on this new challenge, Delilah |
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Washburn has demonstrated a profound commitment to Texas veterans |
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and she will undoubtedly provide outstanding leadership to this |
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vital service organization; 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 Delilah Washburn on her |
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appointment as director of the Houston Regional Office of the Texas |
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Veterans Commission and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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continued success with 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 Ms. Washburn as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |