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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Brigitte Rogers of Sonora has worked tirelessly in |
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behalf of senior citizens of the Lone Star State; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Beuthen, Germany, and raised in Berlin, Ms. |
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Rogers subsequently moved to Dallas and in 1992 relocated to |
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Sonora; and |
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WHEREAS, Long interested in issues affecting older citizens, |
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Ms. Rogers has served in the Texas Silver-Haired Legislature since |
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2002; the author of numerous resolutions, she has chaired the |
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retirement and aging committee and presently serves on the |
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rural-urban and communications committees; she is also a member of |
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the National Silver Haired Congress and a lifetime member of the |
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National Council of Silver Haired Legislators; and |
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WHEREAS, In the course of her career as an advocate, Ms. |
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Rogers has assisted in securing a freeze, in five cities and four |
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counties, on property taxes levied on elderly and disabled persons |
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with homesteads; and |
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WHEREAS, For nearly 15 years, Ms. Rogers has served as a |
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Health Information Counseling and Advocacy Program volunteer |
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certified benefits counselor, working in conjunction with the |
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Concho Valley Area Agency on Aging; she has also helped lead the |
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Sutton County Committee on Aging and served as a volunteer manager |
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for Sutton County Lifeline; moreover, she is a member of the Concho |
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Valley Regional Advisory Committee on Aging and a member of the |
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Retired Senior Volunteer Program; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan has been deeply involved as well |
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in Lions Clubs International; a member of the Sonora Downtown Lions |
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Club and an associate member of the San Angelo Concho Pearl Lions |
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Club, she has served as district chair for a number of committees |
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and as president of the Western Texas Lions Eye Bank Alliance Board |
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of Directors; and |
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WHEREAS, In recognition of her extensive good works, Ms. |
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Rogers has been inducted into the Concho Valley Senior Hall of Fame, |
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honored by the president of Lions Clubs International with the |
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Distinguished Leadership Medal, and named the recipient of numerous |
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other accolades; and |
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WHEREAS, Brigitte Rogers exemplifies the highest standard of |
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civic engagement, and her staunch advocacy for senior citizens and |
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other worthy causes has touched the lives of countless fellow |
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Texans; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Brigitte Rogers for her service as a |
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member of the Texas Silver-Haired Legislature and for her other |
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outstanding community contributions and that she be extended |
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sincere best wishes for continued success in all of her endeavors; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Rogers as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |