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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, After nearly three decades of outstanding service |
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with the Texas Legislature, esteemed Capitol denizen Sandy Rodesney |
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is retiring from her position as chief of staff in the office of |
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State Representative Robert Puente in June 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Rodesney joined Representative Puente's staff |
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in 1991 after interviewing the incoming freshman legislator to see |
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if he was worth taking a chance on; 16 years later, this dynamic duo |
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has proven to be a highly effective and efficient pairing, and the |
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two have become fast friends and confidantes during their |
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nine-session-long tenure in the legislative trenches; and |
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WHEREAS, It was in 1978 that Ms. Rodesney came to Austin from |
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Houston with her young daughter, Ang, in tow and inauspiciously |
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began her career with the legislature as a sessional employee in the |
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office of a state senator; after he lost his bid for higher office, |
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Ms. Rodesney joined the staff of a state representative who also |
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went on to lose his bid for higher office; given that track record, |
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Representative Puente has perhaps wisely chosen not to pursue |
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higher office with Ms. Rodesney in his employ; his intuition has |
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greatly benefited the Texas House and has proven impeccable, much |
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like his decision to offer Ms. Rodesney the job in the first place, |
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once she agreed to take it; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of her remarkable tenure, Ms. |
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Rodesney has trained myriad staffers, earning the respect and |
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admiration of all those who have been privileged to work with her; |
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in fact, her kindness and generosity of spirit, combined with her |
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considerable expertise as one of the legislature's longest-tenured |
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employees, have led coworkers to start a petition to have her visage |
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replace the face on the Goddess of Liberty atop the Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Unlikely to be "sweet-talked" out of retirement |
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again, as she was in 2004, Sandy Rodesney will be deeply missed by |
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her friends and colleagues under the dome, although they may find |
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some measure of comfort in imagining her leading a carefree |
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existence, even in odd-numbered years; no doubt the good life will |
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include many trips to the San Francisco Bay area, where her daughter |
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has become a successful interior designer and is establishing her |
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own design firm; and |
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WHEREAS, In bidding a fond farewell to their own "Sandra |
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Dee," those who know her best acknowledge that while Ms. Rodesney |
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will soon no longer frequent the Capitol, her influence will |
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continue to resonate for many years to come in the lives of the |
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countless people she helped during her years of public service; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Sandy Rodesney for her Capitol career with |
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the State of Texas and extend to her sincere best wishes for a very |
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happy and fulfilling retirement; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Rodesney as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Puente |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2581 was adopted by the House on May |
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25, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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