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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Sharon Rhoads has been named the 2008 Volunteer of |
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the Year by the Katy Area Chamber of Commerce; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of the past four decades, Mrs. |
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Rhoads has lent her hand to a host of positive endeavors; the former |
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Katy Independent School District art teacher demonstrates the craft |
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of making corn husk dolls at the district's annual folk life |
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festival, sketches the "run-through" signs for the Katy High School |
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Tiger football team, and has often chaired the school district art |
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show; on Fridays, she is a reliable presence at Rhoads Elementary |
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School, which was named for Mrs. Rhoads and her late husband, Jack, |
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and the building's entrance boasts a mural that she painted; and |
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WHEREAS, The Keep Katy Beautiful initiative benefits from the |
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work of this energetic individual; as part of that effort, Mrs. |
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Rhoads has planted flowers at the Adopt-A-Spot sponsored by Beta |
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Sigma Phi as well as at the MKT Depot Visitors Center, and she |
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participated in the Don't Mess with Texas Trash-Off; in addition, |
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she assists at the rehabilitation center at Memorial Hermann Katy |
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Hospital and contributes to the programs of the Delta Kappa Gamma |
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Society International, an honor society for female educators; and |
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WHEREAS, A congregant at First United Methodist Church, Mrs. |
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Rhoads has also been a member of the Katy FFA rodeo parade committee |
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since the 1970s, and she drives people to medical appointments and |
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provides water for city workers whose jobs keep them outside in the |
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harsh summer heat; and |
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WHEREAS, By generously sharing her time and talents, Sharon |
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Rhoads has greatly benefited her community, and it is indeed |
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fitting to pay tribute to her unwavering commitment to serving |
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others; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Sharon Rhoads for receiving the |
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2008 Volunteer of the Year Award from the Katy Area Chamber of |
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Commerce and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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success and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Rhoads as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |