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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Sony Roethemeyer has been inducted into the Odessa |
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Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame, and this occasion provides a |
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fitting opportunity to honor this esteemed citizen; and |
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WHEREAS, Having previously served as the first female officer |
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of the bank holding company Pan National Group in El Paso, Mrs. |
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Roethemeyer went on to become the owner and operator of Ace |
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Specialties, Incorporated, in 1986; Ace Specialties, a pipeline, |
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plant, and industrial supply company, was established in 1963 by |
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Mrs. Roethemeyer's husband, the late H. H. "Herman" Roethemeyer; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Through the years, Mrs. Roethemeyer has been active |
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in various organizations, including the Texas Women's Alliance and |
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the Spencer Theater Guild, and she served on the board of directors |
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of the Odessa Family YMCA; she is also a former president of the |
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local Republican women's group, and she was the first female |
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president of the Ruidoso Jockey Club; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of her endeavors, Mrs. Roethemeyer enjoys the |
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love and support of her family, which has grown to include two |
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children, Leanne and Mark, a daughter-in-law, Nancy, and two |
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grandchildren, Parker and Mamie; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to her community and her profession, Sony |
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Roethemeyer has garnered the lasting respect and admiration of her |
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fellow residents, and she may indeed reflect with great pride on her |
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civic contributions; 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 Sony Roethemeyer on her 2009 |
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induction into the Odessa Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame and |
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extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success and |
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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. Roethemeyer as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Lewis |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1121 was adopted by the House on April |
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7, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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