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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Sandra K. Henry of Rocksprings has demonstrated an |
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exemplary commitment to public service as the county and district |
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clerk for Edwards County; and |
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WHEREAS, Appointed to complete an unexpired term in September |
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2007, Ms. Henry worked diligently in the subsequent year to perform |
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her duties, which included serving as elections administrator and |
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preparing for the 2008 presidential election; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Henry was born in Pennsylvania and moved to San |
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Antonio with her family at the age of three when her father was |
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stationed at Brooks Air Force Base; she graduated from Texas |
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Lutheran College in 1983 and went on to serve in increasingly |
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responsible professional capacities with both major corporations |
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and public school systems, eventually becoming a computer |
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technician, a software instructor, and a human resources director; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A Rocksprings resident since 2005, Ms. Henry has |
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lived in more than six states as well as in Germany and Italy, and |
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she has given generously of her time and talents through the years |
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to help others; she served as an American Red Cross caseworker and |
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as vice chair of volunteers in Naples, Italy, and assisted her |
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husband, John J. Henry, during his 30 years as an educator; in |
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addition, she volunteered at community events, taught Sunday |
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school, and sang in her church choir; she and her husband are the |
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proud parents of a daughter, Keri Lynn Wittie; and |
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WHEREAS, Each day, public servants improve the quality of |
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life for their fellow citizens in innumerable ways, and Sandra |
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Henry can indeed take pride in her notable efforts in behalf of her |
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community; 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 Sandra K. Henry for her service to |
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Edwards County and extend to her best wishes for success in her |
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future endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Henry as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Gallego |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2431 was adopted by the House on May |
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28, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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