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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Gloria Hicks, a tireless supporter of students in |
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the Corpus Christi Independent School District, received |
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well-deserved recognition when the district's board of trustees |
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voted on June 8, 2009, to name a new campus in her honor; and |
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WHEREAS, Once construction is completed, Gloria Hicks |
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Elementary School is scheduled to open for the 2010-2011 academic |
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year, and this new place of learning will be an enduring tribute to |
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the admirable work carried out by Mrs. Hicks; and |
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WHEREAS, A longtime Corpus Christi resident, the former |
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Gloria Rawlings graduated from W. B. Ray High School and earned a |
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degree in accounting through her studies at Del Mar College and |
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Texas A&I University; she and her husband, Ed Hicks, built a |
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successful car dealership business while also raising a family, but |
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through the decades, Mrs. Hicks has also found the time and means to |
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give back to her community in many ways; and |
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WHEREAS, The assistance that this generous individual has |
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provided to area schools has taken many forms; she is perhaps best |
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known for her efforts to benefit Miller High School, raising more |
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than $60,000 to improve its facilities and educational materials, |
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and that project was just one example of how she uses her |
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organizational abilities and her prominence in the community to |
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garner support for worthy initiatives; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Hicks has also devoted herself to helping |
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students who find themselves in difficult circumstances, and her |
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actions have provided essential resources that allow them to |
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continue their studies; moreover, she has sponsored a program in |
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which visitors read books at elementary schools, devoting her own |
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time to that activity and encouraging others to do likewise; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to those endeavors focused on education, |
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Mrs. Hicks takes part in many other philanthropic projects and is an |
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active member of the congregation at Yorktown Baptist Church; a |
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civic leader renowned for her compassion and her ability to achieve |
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positive results, she has dedicated countless hours toward the goal |
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of making Corpus Christi an even better place to live, and she is |
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indeed a fitting namesake for the district's new elementary school; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to Gloria Hicks |
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for her outstanding work in behalf of Corpus Christi students and |
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commend the Corpus Christi Independent School District for naming |
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Gloria Hicks Elementary School in her honor; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Hicks as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |