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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Lieutenant Colonel Deborah L. Van Dormolen of Salado |
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was named the 2010 Distinguished Military Retiree for Texas by the |
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Fort Hood Retiree Council; and |
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WHEREAS, Recognized for her outstanding contributions to the |
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betterment of the community, military retirees, and the families of |
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military personnel, "Borah" Van Dormolen has given generously of |
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her time and talents in numerous leadership roles since retiring |
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from the United States Army in 1997; she is a member of the board of |
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governors for the Association of the United States Army, Fort Hood |
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Chapter, and she has served as state vice president for the Texas |
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Council of Chapters of the Military Officers Association of America |
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and as president and director of the Central Texas Chapter of the |
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Military Officers Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Colonel Van Dormolen enlisted in the army in 1974, |
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after graduating from West Chester State College in Pennsylvania; |
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she later earned her master's degree in physical education from |
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Indiana University and also completed the Signal Officer Basic and |
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Advanced courses and graduated from the Command and General Staff |
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College; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of a distinguished career spanning |
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23 years, Colonel Van Dormolen served in faculty, staff, and |
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command positions in both the United States and the Federal |
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Republic of Germany; she taught at the U.S. Military Academy at West |
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Point and was commander of logistics operations units for the |
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army's largest military formations, including the famed 1st Cavalry |
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Division; in her final assignment, she served as the assistant |
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chief of staff materiel for the 13th Corps Support Command at Fort |
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Hood; she received numerous decorations, including the Legion of |
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Merit, four Meritorious Service Medal awards, two Army Commendation |
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Medal awards, and two Army Achievement Medal awards; and |
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WHEREAS, Following her retirement, Colonel Van Dormolen |
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established a successful business, Design Technology Group, Inc., |
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with her husband, Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Rich Castle; she served |
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as chief of staff for Representative Kent Grusendorf during the |
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77th Texas Legislative Session and has served in myriad leadership |
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positions in the Republican Party; the former president of the |
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Texas Federation of Republican Women, she has also served that |
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organization as vice president of finance, vice president of |
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legislation, and leadership development chair; she has conducted |
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campaign management seminars for both the TFRW and the National |
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Federation of Republican Women, and she presently serves as the |
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National Committeewoman for the Republican Party of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to her extensive efforts in behalf of |
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members of the armed forces and her political party, Colonel Van |
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Dormolen holds a gubernatorial appointment to the Texas State |
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Cemetery Committee and is a Rotarian in the Salado Chapter, and she |
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is an endowment member of the National Rifle Association and the |
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Texas State Rifle Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Borah Van Dormolen has demonstrated an unwavering |
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commitment to her community and to improving the lives of military |
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retirees and the families of military personnel, and she is indeed |
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deserving of the prestigious accolade accorded her; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Lieutenant Colonel Deborah L. Van |
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Dormolen on being named the 2010 Distinguished Military Retiree for |
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Texas and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Colonel Van Dormolen as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |