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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Mary Etta Berry Delaney of Houston is receiving a |
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2011 Outstanding Community Leader Award from the Texas Legislative |
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Black Caucus; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Onalaska, Mrs. Delaney has made Houston her |
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home since 1948; an active member of the Miles Chapel Christian |
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Methodist Episcopal Church for more than six decades, she currently |
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serves on the stewardess and Christian education boards, |
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participates in the prayer band and missionary society, and |
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contributes to the church's Sunday school programs; in addition, |
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she organized and became a leader for church-affiliated Boy Scout |
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and Girl Scout troops; and |
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WHEREAS, An employee of the Houston Independent School |
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District for 34 years, Mrs. Delaney is now a permanent volunteer |
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with the district; she shares her time and talents with a number of |
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civic associations, including the S.H.A.P.E. Community Center and |
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its Elders Institute of Wisdom, Finnigan Park Seniors in Action, |
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Church Women United, Harris County Council of Organizations, and |
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Black Heritage Society; in addition, she is a life member of the |
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National Council of Negro Women and the NAACP; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Delaney began Delaney for Christ Ministries |
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with her children and siblings in 1998, and the group now operates |
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in Houston, Lubbock, and Garland; exemplifying the motto "meet |
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people where they are," the ministry organizes activities such as |
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church and youth revivals, outreach programs, choir workshops, |
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prison ministries, church reunions, and entertainment for senior |
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citizens' homes; moreover, Mrs. Delaney is the cofounder of |
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Africans United for Sanity Now, a mental health initiative that |
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holds yearly workshops in Houston and New York City; and |
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WHEREAS, Affectionately known as "Mother Delaney," this |
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respected community leader has mentored countless young people from |
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all walks of life, and she is well-loved for her storytelling |
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abilities, lively personality, wit, and sage advice; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her tireless efforts in behalf of her fellow |
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citizens, Mary Etta Delaney has set an inspiring example of civic |
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engagement, and in so doing, she has earned the deep respect and |
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admiration of all who know her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Mary Etta Berry Delaney on her |
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receipt of a 2011 Outstanding Community Leader Award from the Texas |
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Legislative Black Caucus 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 Mrs. Delaney as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Dutton |
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| Straus |
Gonzales of Williamson |
Morrison |
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| Aliseda |
Gonzalez |
Munoz, Jr. |
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| Anderson of Dallas |
Hancock |
Orr |
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| Anderson of McLennan |
Hardcastle |
Otto |
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| Beck |
Harper-Brown |
Patrick |
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| Bohac |
Hernandez Luna |
Pena |
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| Burkett |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Pitts |
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| Burnam |
Howard of Travis |
Price |
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| Button |
Huberty |
Quintanilla |
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| Callegari |
Hunter |
Reynolds |
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| Christian |
Keffer |
Schwertner |
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| Coleman |
King of Parker |
Scott |
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| Cook |
King of Taylor |
Sheets |
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| Craddick |
King of Zavala |
Sheffield |
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| Creighton |
Kleinschmidt |
Shelton |
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| Crownover |
Kolkhorst |
Simpson |
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| Darby |
Kuempel |
Smith of Harris |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Landtroop |
Smith of Tarrant |
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| J. Davis of Harris |
Larson |
Smithee |
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| S. Davis of Harris |
Laubenberg |
Solomons |
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| Driver |
Legler |
Taylor of Collin |
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| Dukes |
Lewis |
Taylor of Galveston |
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| Farias |
Mallory Caraway |
Veasey |
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| Frullo |
Martinez Fischer |
Weber |
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| Giddings |
Miller of Comal |
Zedler |
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| Gonzales of Hidalgo |
Miller of Erath |
Zerwas |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 630 was adopted by the House on February |
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28, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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