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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Lone Star State lost a passionate advocate in |
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behalf of all Texans with the death of Betty Price Anderson on |
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December 28, 2008, at the age of 78; and |
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WHEREAS, Born to the Reverend Henry Price and Irene Price on |
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August 18, 1930, the former Betty Price grew up in Central Texas and |
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earned a bachelor's degree from North Texas State University in |
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1954; she married John Anderson two years later, and the couple made |
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their home in Lubbock, where Dr. Anderson served as a professor of |
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chemistry at Texas Tech University; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Anderson soon distinguished herself through her |
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outstanding volunteerism in behalf of numerous causes; her |
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contributions to the city of Lubbock alone are extraordinary, with |
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the Urban Renewal Board, the South Plains Regional Workforce |
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Development Board, the Lubbock Area United Way Board, the South |
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Plains Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council, and the Saint Mary of |
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the Plains Hospital Foundation Board all benefiting from her |
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membership; moreover, she was a founding member of the South Plains |
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Food Bank, and she shared her time and talents with PEOPLE FIRST, |
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the Lubbock Rape Crisis Center, the South Plains AIDS Resource |
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Center, the Lubbock Independent School District Committee on |
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Excellence, and the city's planning and zoning commission; and |
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WHEREAS, An esteemed leader on the state and national level |
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as well, Ms. Anderson was appointed to the Texas Commission on |
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Children and Youth, the Adult and Protective Services Advisory |
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Committee, and the Texas Department of Human Services Aged and |
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Disabled Committee, which she chaired; in addition, she was deeply |
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involved in the local, state, and national organizations of the |
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League of Women Voters and the American Association of University |
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Women, both of which she served as state president, and she chaired |
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the Texas Committee for the Humanities and the Texas Commission on |
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Women; she also gave generously as a board member of the Center for |
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Public Policy Priorities for more than a decade; and |
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WHEREAS, Recognized often for her tireless efforts, Ms. |
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Anderson was the recipient of numerous honors, including the George |
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Mahon Award from the Lubbock chapter of the Association for Women in |
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Communications, the United Way Rita Harmon Volunteer Service Award, |
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the League of Women Voters State President's Award, and the |
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National League of Women Voters Education Fund Leaders Award, among |
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others; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Anderson was further known as a dedicated wife |
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and mother, a faithful congregant of St. John's Methodist Church in |
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Lubbock, and a lifelong learner who earned a master's degree from |
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Texas Tech University in 1973; and |
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WHEREAS, Though it is impossible to gauge the full effect of a |
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person's life, some individuals leave their unmistakable mark on |
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the world as they move through it, and Betty Price Anderson's legacy |
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of compassion, vision, and commitment to her fellow Texans will be |
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cherished for years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Betty Price Anderson |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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husband, Dr. John Anderson; to her sons, Art Anderson and his wife, |
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Kate, and Dr. Dale Anderson and his wife, Brenda; to her four |
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grandchildren; to her sister, Patsy; and to her other relatives and |
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many friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Betty Price |
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Anderson. |