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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Laurie Ball has been selected as the PTA Volunteer |
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of the Year for the secondary level in recognition of her |
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outstanding efforts to enhance education in the Mesquite |
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Independent School District; and |
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WHEREAS, A respected member of the community, Mrs. Ball |
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earned a degree in accounting from Texas Tech University; she |
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worked as a certified public accountant before she and her husband, |
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Gordon Ball, began their family, which now includes three children, |
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Clinton, Paige, and Meredith; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Ball has been an active voice in the PTA since |
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1992 and today serves as the budget and finance chair for the |
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organization's North Mesquite High School branch; her dedicated |
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service has helped carry forth the PTA mission, which includes |
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serving as an advocate for students and encouraging parental |
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involvement in the public schools; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to her volunteer work with the PTA, Mrs. |
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Ball teaches preschool and Bible Drill at the Shiloh Terrace |
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Baptist Church; and |
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WHEREAS, By lending her time and talents to benefit the |
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school district, Mrs. Ball has been an asset to her community, and |
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her work to ensure the quality of education for the children of |
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Mesquite truly merits special recognition; 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 Laurie Ball for being named |
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Mesquite ISD's PTA Volunteer of the Year and extend to her sincere |
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best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Ball as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |