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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The reigning Ms. Texas Senior America, Paula Lee, |
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along with two outstanding women who formerly held the title, Mary |
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Frances Hansen and Patricia Madden Housel, are visiting the State |
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Capitol on February 8, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, The Ms. Texas Senior America pageant is a nonprofit |
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program that champions healthy aging and wellness, with the |
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ultimate goal of enriching and empowering the lives of all senior |
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women; in this event, contestants have the opportunity to share |
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their philosophy of life and to take part in interview and talent |
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competitions, with the winner going on to represent the state at the |
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national pageant; and |
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WHEREAS, Paula Lee has been a hairstylist for 44 years; she |
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takes great pride in her work and has served as the official stylist |
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for the Ms. Senior America pageant in 2008 and 2009 and as a |
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volunteer with other senior pageants; she is also a hair designer as |
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well as a dancer for the Spectacular Senior Follies, and she has |
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participated in competitive powerlifting; and |
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WHEREAS, Mary Frances Hansen reigned as Ms. Texas Senior |
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America in 1997 and today serves as the director of the pageant; she |
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holds a nursing degree and has devoted more than 35,000 hours of her |
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time as a volunteer at the Dallas chapter of the Alzheimer's |
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Association and at a local nursing home, receiving numerous awards |
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for her dedication; she has further shared her expertise on many |
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advisory boards, including the Senior Affairs Commission for the |
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City of Dallas, and she speaks professionally on the positive |
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aspects of aging; and |
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WHEREAS, Patricia Madden Housel held the title of Ms. Texas |
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Senior America in 2006; a retired project management professional, |
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she enjoyed a successful career at Bank of America and Electronic |
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Data Systems; she is also a gifted dancer who has performed |
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throughout Texas with the Dallas Tap Dazzlers as well as in the |
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Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City and in the |
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Spectacular Senior Follies; and |
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WHEREAS, These three exceptional women serve as inspiring |
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role models to younger generations, and it is a pleasure to |
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recognize them at this time; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby welcome Ms. Texas Senior America 2010 Paula Lee |
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and former Ms. Texas Senior America pageant winners Mary Frances |
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Hansen and Patricia Madden Housel to the State Capitol and extend to |
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them sincere best wishes for a memorable visit; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Lee, Ms. Hansen, and Ms. Housel as an expression of |
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high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |