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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Ruth Lott has been honored with the Distinguished |
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Lifetime Achievement Award from the Mineola Chamber of Commerce in |
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recognition of her decades of service to her community; and |
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WHEREAS, A native West Texan, Mrs. Lott attended Southern |
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Methodist University and met David Lott, a fourth-generation |
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Mineolan, at a freshman mixer at Highland Park Methodist Church; |
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the pair married during World War II and moved to Mineola in 1954, |
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with their young son, David, in tow; and |
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WHEREAS, Since adopting that community as her hometown more |
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than half a century ago, Mrs. Lott has established herself as one of |
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Mineola's most valued and actively engaged citizens; honored as the |
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city's first Woman of the Year only three years after her arrival, |
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she was the first to appear downtown with a broom to sweep glass |
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from the streets after the 1962 Mineola tornado; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Lott has been a valued member of numerous civic |
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organizations; she has given of her time and talents as a member of |
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the inaugural Civic Center Board and as president of the PEO Chapter |
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CU, the Twentieth Century Club, and the Delphian Literary Club; she |
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played an instrumental role in establishing the Mineola Historical |
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Museum in the old post office and, together with her mother-in-law, |
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Mrs. Lott assisted with plans for the Mineola Memorial Library, |
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which she currently serves as a board member; moreover, she is a |
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longtime congregant of First United Methodist Church; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to supporting and promoting all things |
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Mineola, Mrs. Lott enjoys playing bridge, cooking, and traveling |
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all over the world; she especially finds great joy in the company of |
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her family, which today includes her son, David Hix Lott, Jr., and |
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his wife, Lynne, as well as two grandchildren, David and Kathryn; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The strength of our communities depends on |
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individuals like Ruth Lott, whose tireless service in behalf of her |
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friends and neighbors in Mineola over the past 54 years has |
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contributed immeasurably to the city; 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 Ruth Lott on her receipt of the |
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Mineola Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Lifetime Achievement |
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Award and extend to her best wishes for the future; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Lott as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Hughes |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2799 was adopted by the House on May |
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26, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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