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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Sue Richardson has been engaged in the Irving |
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community for many years, and as she begins a new chapter of her |
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life in Arkansas, it is fitting to recognize her for her many |
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contributions; and |
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WHEREAS, A resident of Irving for 46 years, Mrs. Richardson |
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is a retired law department administrator for Union Pacific |
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Railroad, a position that she held for two decades, and she worked |
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for 18 years as director of the Union Pacific & Transportation |
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Employees Federal Credit Union; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to her professional responsibilities, |
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Mrs. Richardson has served as chair of the Irving Youth Action |
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Council, as a member of the City of Irving Community Development |
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Project, as president of the Greater Irving Republican Club, and as |
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a member of the Dallas County Council of Republican Women; she has |
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also performed the duties of team leader for the Irving branch of |
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America's Promise Alliance and served as a director of the Texas |
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Federation of Republican Women; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan enjoys membership at Irving |
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First United Methodist Church and has worked with Crossroads |
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Interfaith Housing Program, cofounding "That's Entertainment," a |
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benefit show for the program; she also serves as a spokesperson for |
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the American Cancer Society and the Susan G. Komen Foundation, and |
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has testified before two U.S. Senate committees on women's rights; |
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she has been honored with the Texas Senate Outstanding Volunteer |
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Award and Certificate of Recognition for her work with youth |
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leadership; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of her endeavors, Mrs. Richardson enjoys the |
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love and support of her husband, Bobby, to whom she has been married |
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for 48 years; their life together has been further enriched by their |
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son, Don, their daughter-in-law, Nicole, and their grandchildren, |
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Renee and Reese; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas communities benefit immeasurably from the |
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dedication of committed individuals like Sue Richardson who give |
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freely of their talents and time in service to their fellow |
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citizens; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Sue Richardson for her service to the |
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community of Irving and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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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. Richardson as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Harper-Brown |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1074 was adopted by the House on April |
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9, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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