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  H.R. No. 2720
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to
  recognize the Honorable Olive Stephens for more than a half century
  of outstanding service to the citizens of Shady Shores; and
         WHEREAS, Recently elected to her 20th term as mayor of Shady
  Shores at the age of 92, Olive Stephens has played an important role
  in the town's history since before its incorporation in 1960; Mrs.
  Stephens and her family bought land in the area in 1957, and she
  served as a member of the city's first town council in 1963; and
         WHEREAS, Mrs. Stephens was first elected mayor in 1973, and
  she was able to forestall increases in city taxes until 2002 by
  conducting fund-raising events, including garage sales, pancake
  dinners, Friday night dominoes, and ceramic classes where residents
  sold their wares to fund the fire department; the town was able to
  pay for a new community center in cash because of her efforts; and
         WHEREAS, Mayor Stephens has received numerous honors for her
  legacy of service, including the Mildred and Taylor Hawk Award from
  the Denton County Historical Foundation and the United Way Life
  Membership Certificate; moreover, the Denton Independent School
  District has named an elementary school in her honor; and
         WHEREAS, An exceptional public servant, Mayor Stephens is
  truly deserving of recognition for her dedication and for her many
  accomplishments; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
  Legislature hereby commend Mayor Olive Stephens on her many years
  of exemplary service to the citizens of Shady Shores and extend to
  her best wishes for continued success in all her future endeavors;
  and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Mayor Stephens as an expression of high regard from the
  Texas House of Representatives.
 
  Crownover
 
 
Straus Gattis Menendez
 
Allen Geren Merritt
 
Alonzo Giddings Miklos
 
Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
 
Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
 
Anderson Guillen Moody
 
Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
 
Berman Hamilton Naishtat
 
Bohac Hancock Oliveira
 
Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
 
Bonnen Harless Orr
 
Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
 
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
 
Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
 
Burnam Hernandez Patrick
 
Button Herrero Paxton
 
Callegari Hilderbran Peña
 
Castro Hochberg Phillips
 
Chavez Hodge Pickett
 
Chisum Homer Pierson
 
Christian Hopson Pitts
 
Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
 
Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
 
Cook Hughes Riddle
 
Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
 
Crabb Isett Ritter
 
Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
 
Creighton Jones Rose
 
Crownover Keffer Sheffield
 
Darby Kent Shelton
 
Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
 
Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
 
Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
 
Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
 
Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
 
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
 
Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
 
Edwards Legler Thibaut
 
Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
 
Eissler Lewis Truitt
 
Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
 
England Madden Turner of Harris
 
Farabee Maldonado Vaught
 
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
 
Farrar Marquez Villarreal
 
Fletcher Martinez Vo
 
Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
 
Flynn McCall Weber
 
Frost McClendon Woolley
 
Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 2720 was adopted by the House on May
  28, 2009, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House