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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Bee County Clerk Mirella Escamilla Davis has been |
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named the 2009 Region 8 County Clerk of the Year by the County & |
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District Clerks Association of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Chosen from more than 30 county clerks in Region 8, |
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Mirella Davis was recognized for her exemplary record of hard work, |
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professionalism, and involvement in volunteer projects; in |
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addition to organizing a relief shipment to government employees |
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impacted by Hurricane Ike, she has arranged a Cinco De Mayo |
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celebration and Independence Day picnic for county employees, |
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raised $2,000 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, and promoted |
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and organized events for County Government Week in Bee County; Ms. |
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Davis is thought to be the first Bee County Clerk to receive this |
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prestigious honor; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Davis was born in Karnes City and graduated from |
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Three Rivers High School; she went on to earn an associate's degree |
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in secretarial science from Bee County College; in 1993, she was |
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hired as deputy county clerk, a position she held for a decade |
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before becoming county clerk; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in her community, Ms. Davis is a member of the |
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Bee County Historical Commission and serves on the Bee County |
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Junior Livestock & Homemakers Show board of directors; she has also |
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served as 4-H Club manager since 1992; in all of her endeavors, she |
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has been blessed with the support of a loving family, which includes |
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her husband, Melvin, and her two children, Micah Agapita and Dustin |
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Diego; and |
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WHEREAS, Mirella Davis is an outstanding public servant whose |
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dedicated efforts are of tremendous benefit to Bee County, and it is |
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most fitting that her achievements be celebrated with this honor; |
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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 Mirella Escamilla Davis on being |
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named Region 8 County Clerk of the Year and extend to her best |
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wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Davis as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Gonzalez Toureilles |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2635 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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