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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Virginia Mayers retired from the South Texas |
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Workforce Development Board in 2007, drawing to a close a notable |
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career that spanned more than four decades; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Laredo, Virginia Mayers graduated from |
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Martin High School and went on to earn a bachelor's degree in |
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vocational home economics education from Texas Woman's University |
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in 1967 and a master's degree in secondary education from Laredo |
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State University in 1979; after holding positions with Southwestern |
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Bell Telephone Company and The Texas A&M University System, Ms. |
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Mayers served as a food service production and management |
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instructor for the Laredo Independent School District; in 1987, she |
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became the director of operations for the South Texas Private |
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Industry Council, where she assisted in the areas of human |
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resources, development, procedures, and public relations; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Mayers later joined Laredo Community College and |
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served from 1994 to 2002 as director of continuing education and |
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department chair; she spent the last five years of her career as |
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deputy director for workforce development with the South Texas |
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Workforce Development Board; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed professional maintained affiliations |
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with the state and national chapters of both the Association of |
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Family and Consumer Sciences and the Extension Association of |
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Family and Consumer Sciences, from which she received the |
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Distinguished Service Award; she was also recognized with a |
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Superior Service Award from Texas AgriLife Extension Service and |
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was named a delegate to the White House Conference on Families; |
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moreover, she was active in her community as a member of numerous |
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service groups, including the City of Laredo Youth Steering |
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Committee, the South Texas Development Council board, the Webb |
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County Farm Bureau, the Texas State Nutrition Council, and the Webb |
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County 4-H Adult Leaders Association, which she served as |
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president; and |
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WHEREAS, With an unwavering dedication to family services and |
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continuing education, Ms. Mayers worked to improve the lives of |
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countless Texans, and she may indeed reflect with great pride on a |
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career well spent; 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 Virginia Mayers on her |
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professional achievements and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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continued success and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Mayers as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |