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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 676
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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join the citizens of Decatur in recognizing Martha Hughes for her |
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many years of exceptional service as a volunteer in the Decatur |
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community and as a founding board member of the Decatur Public |
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Library; and |
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WHEREAS, Martha Hughes has been a leader in the Decatur |
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community for more than 40 years, and the city has greatly |
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benefited from her support of the arts and tireless work on |
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behalf of the Decatur Public Library; and |
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WHEREAS, Martha and other civic leaders approached the |
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Decatur City Council in 1967 seeking funds for a public library; |
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with the council's help and money donated to the project by local |
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citizens who served as actors in a commercial, Martha began her |
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efforts to establish the city's library; and |
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WHEREAS, The doors of the Decatur Public Library were |
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opened in 1968 with Martha as the volunteer librarian; after |
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thousands of hours of volunteering, she continues to serve the |
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library as a volunteer on a weekly basis and as a founding member |
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of the board of directors; and |
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WHEREAS, Martha Hughes has had a significant impact on the |
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lives of the citizens of Decatur, and she is being recognized |
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on April 16 for her exceptional generosity and volunteerism on |
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behalf of her community and state; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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80th Legislature, hereby commend Martha Hughes for her many years |
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of volunteer work on behalf of the Decatur Public Library and her |
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exceptional contributions to the Decatur community; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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Estes |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on April 11, 2007. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |