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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Elaine Rosen of El Paso is retiring on April 2, 2011, |
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as owner of More Than Baskets, a gift basket delivery business she |
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founded 25 years ago; and |
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WHEREAS, Since starting the company in January 1986, |
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Ms. Rosen has brightened the days of countless El Paso area |
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residents with her specially packaged and hand-delivered gift |
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baskets; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Rosen has further distinguished herself through |
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her outstanding volunteerism; in the 1970s, she helped lead the |
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effort to create KCOS, El Paso's first public television station, |
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and she subsequently served as chair of the El Paso Public |
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Television Foundation for nearly a decade; she has also shared her |
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time and talents with several local organizations, including the |
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PTA, and she has been involved in the Temple Mount Sinai Sisterhood; |
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in 1978, she received the Hannah Solomon Award from the National |
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Council of Jewish Women for her contributions to her community; and |
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WHEREAS, Elaine Rosen has demonstrated drive, |
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resourcefulness, and a commitment to excellence both as a |
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businesswoman and as a civic leader, and she may indeed reflect with |
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pride on her accomplishments as she embarks on the next exciting |
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chapter of her life; 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 Elaine Rosen on her retirement and |
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extend to her sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Rosen as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |