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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Jan Banta of Wichita Falls has been named Wichitan |
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of the Year by the Times Record News; and |
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WHEREAS, This honor was created to pay tribute to individuals |
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who have dedicated themselves to bettering their community; a truly |
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deserving recipient, Mrs. Banta established Hospice of Wichita |
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Falls in the mid-1980s to serve a crucial need for terminally ill |
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patients and their families; and |
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WHEREAS, Starting the facility with only one other paid |
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employee, Mrs. Banta served as its first executive director, and |
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during her outstanding tenure, Hospice cared for nearly 6,000 |
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patients; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, nearly a quarter-century later, the |
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institution and its staff of 140 remain committed to helping |
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residents live out their lives in comfort and dignity; moreover, |
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Hospice of Wichita Falls now provides bereavement programs for the |
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general public; these invaluable initiatives are supported by the |
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Tree of Lights campaign, a fund-raiser created by Mrs. Banta that |
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collects at least $100,000 a year in donations; and |
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WHEREAS, Believing that each stage of human life deserves to |
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be treated with the utmost respect, Jan Banta has made an |
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immeasurable difference in the lives of many North Texas residents, |
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ensuring that they are provided with security, understanding, and |
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compassion at their journey's end; 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 Jan Banta of Wichita Falls on being |
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named Wichitan of the Year by the Times Record News and extend to |
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her sincere best wishes for continued success in all of her |
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endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Banta as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Farabee |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1239 was adopted by the House on April |
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16, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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