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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Bonnie Simpson is retiring as an employee of the |
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Texas House of Representatives on June 30, 2009, concluding a |
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distinguished career that has spanned 27 years; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1982, Mrs. Simpson reported for her first day of |
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work at the State Capitol; she began her tenure in House Property |
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and later took up new responsibilities as part of House |
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Reproduction; and |
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WHEREAS, Possessing a keen sense of humor, she has often |
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lightened her colleagues' spirits with her joking comments, and on |
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one memorable occasion, she told Speaker Bill Clayton that he |
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needed to "leave a quarter" when he asked to use the phone in the |
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Property office; another legendary Texas politician to cross Mrs. |
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Simpson's path was Governor George W. Bush, who once offered to help |
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her in her task of matching chairs to desks in the house chamber; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, With her working days coming to an end, this native |
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Texan is looking forward to devoting herself more fully to her |
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hobbies, which include sewing, cross stitching, bicycle riding, |
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target shooting, bowling, attending gun shows and cattle auctions, |
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and, especially, shopping; in addition, she plans to spend relaxed |
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mornings sipping coffee on the porch of her home while relishing the |
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fact that she no longer has to make a 100-mile round-trip commute to |
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and from downtown Austin each day; and |
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WHEREAS, Retirement will also allow Mrs. Simpson to spend |
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additional time with her family, which includes her husband, Terry |
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Simpson, her son, Bradly, and her grandchildren, Ash, Ty, and |
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Jaidyn; other members of the Simpson homestead include dogs, Hank |
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and Frank, miniature donkeys, Annie, Belle, Theresa, and Cheyenne, |
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and a few white-face Hereford cattle; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than a quarter-century, Bonnie Simpson has |
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provided important service to the members of this chamber, and she |
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may take justifiable pride in her many achievements as she begins |
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the next exciting chapter of her life; 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 Bonnie Simpson on the event of her |
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retirement and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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happiness in the years to come; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Simpson as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |