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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Virginia Boyd Connally received the first Legacy |
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Award from the Abilene Woman's Club on April 23, 2009, in honor of |
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her many achievements; and |
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WHEREAS, A 1933 graduate of Hardin-Simmons University in |
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Abilene, the former Virginia Boyd went on to earn a medical degree |
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from Louisiana State University; she completed an internship at |
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Charity Hospital in New Orleans and subsequently returned to |
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Abilene, where she opened a practice in 1940; not only was she the |
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city's first female physician, but she also later became the first |
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female chief of staff at St. Ann's Hospital and at Hendrick Medical |
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Center, and she served as the first female president of the |
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Taylor-Jones Medical Society; and |
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WHEREAS, She was known both for her exceptional skill as a |
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doctor and for her commitment to the community; she has long |
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supported her alma mater, HSU, and she has been an active member of |
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First Baptist Church since her undergraduate days; moreover, she |
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has been a member of the Woman's Club for more than half a century; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In 1953, she married Ed Connally, a local oilman who |
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also served as chair of the state Democratic Party, and the couple |
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became friends with such political luminaries as then senator |
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Lyndon Baines Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson; the Legacy Award |
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ceremony included tributes to her by Lynda Johnson Robb, Luci |
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Baines Johnson, Liz Carpenter, and New Mexico governor Bill |
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Richardson; and |
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WHEREAS, Though it is impossible to gauge the full effect of |
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an individual's life, some people leave their unmistakable mark on |
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the world as they move through it, and Virginia Boyd Connally is |
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indeed one such person; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Dr. Virginia Boyd Connally on her receipt |
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of the first Legacy Award from the Abilene Woman's Club and extend |
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to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Connally as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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King of Taylor |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2585 was adopted by the House on May |
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31, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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