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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dorothy L. Stoker-Starks of Dallas has been named an |
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Outstanding Community Leader of House District 111 by the Texas |
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Legislative Black Caucus; and |
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WHEREAS, An accomplished medical professional, Mrs. Starks |
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began her career in nursing in 1969 as a trainee at the Veterans |
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Affairs Medical Center; today, she continues her work at the VA as a |
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certified surgical technologist in neurology and plastic surgery; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Starks has served on the board of directors of |
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the Texas State Assembly, part of the Association of Surgical |
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Technologists, which recognized her in 2008 with a Fellowship of |
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High Honor; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the years, Mrs. Starks has shared her time |
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and talents to benefit many residents of North Texas; in addition to |
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feeding the homeless at the Martin Luther King, Jr., Community |
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Center, she has helped sponsor a local health fair, mentored young |
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women, supported the American Cancer Society, and assisted families |
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at the Ronald McDonald House; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Starks has also given back as a member of the T. |
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Mathis Hawkins Section of the National Council of Negro Women; she |
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has served as president of the group and worked in behalf of a |
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number of its important programs, including initiatives to uplift |
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families in need and to promote health and fitness; and |
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WHEREAS, An active member of the Alta Mesa Park Baptist |
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Church, Mrs. Starks serves as president of the General Mission and |
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assists with all of the congregation's ministries; she has also led |
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the Greater Dallas Area Sisterhood of the Missionary Baptist |
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General Convention of Texas as president and parliamentarian; and |
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WHEREAS, Dorothy Starks has contributed to her fellow |
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citizens through a lifetime of purposeful endeavor, and in so |
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doing, she has set an inspiring example of compassion and |
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generosity toward others; 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 Dorothy L. Stoker-Starks on her |
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selection as an Outstanding Community Leader of House District 111 |
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by the Texas Legislative Black Caucus and extend to her sincere 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 Mrs. Starks as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |