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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Cecilia Guthrie Boone has been selected as the 2009 |
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recipient of the Susan B. Anthony Award by the League of Women |
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Voters of Dallas Education Fund; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Kentucky, Cecilia Boone moved to |
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Indiana, Ohio, and Texas as an employee of IBM; settling in the Lone |
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Star State, she married her husband, Garrett, and they shared the |
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joy of welcoming three children, Aimee, Katherine, and Guthrie into |
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their family; in 1978, the couple, together with their business |
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partners, launched The Container Store, which Mr. Boone continues |
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to serve as chairman emeritus; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to meeting her career and family |
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responsibilities, Mrs. Boone has dedicated countless hours to her |
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community, focusing on programs for women; she served as president |
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of the board of Girls Incorporated of Metropolitan Dallas, and she |
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was affiliated with Planned Parenthood of North Texas and Annie's |
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List, a group that encourages women to seek statewide office; in |
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2006, she held the position of president of the board for the Dallas |
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Women's Foundation, supporting the organization's mission to |
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promote philanthropy and to help women and girls realize their full |
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potential; and |
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WHEREAS, This generous civic leader is the chair of the Boone |
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Family Foundation, and she remains involved in numerous local |
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organizations, including the Dallas Assembly and the Dallas Summit, |
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and the KERA North Texas Public Broadcasting board; Mrs. Boone is |
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also active on the board of the Dallas County Community Colleges |
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Foundation, Inc., and she assisted with the expansion of the |
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DCCCD's Rising Star Scholarship Program to serve more students, the |
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majority of whom are the first members in their families to attend |
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college; moreover, she is an adjunct faculty member at the Center on |
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Philanthropy at Indiana University and a member of the Women's |
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Leadership Board of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government; and |
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WHEREAS, A champion for the empowerment of young girls and |
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women, Cecilia Boone is committed to improving the quality of life |
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for many Texans, and her selfless efforts inspire all those who are |
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fortunate enough to know her; 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 Cecilia Guthrie Boone on her |
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receipt of the 2009 Susan B. Anthony Award from the League of Women |
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Voters of Dallas Education Fund and extend to her sincere best |
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wishes for continued 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. Boone as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Kent |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1030 was adopted by the House on April |
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2, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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