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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, An exceptional community leader who focuses on the |
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needs of others first, Carol Vincent of Carthage has been chosen as |
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the 2011 Citizen of the Year by the Panola County Chamber of |
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Commerce; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Vincent is currently serving as chair of the |
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board of the Panola College Foundation, which provides funding for |
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scholarships and equipment for the college and also assists it in |
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acquiring outside grants; she oversaw the foundation's first major |
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capital campaign, and the money raised for the college's library |
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exceeded the goal and allowed Panola College to undertake a more |
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ambitious library project; and |
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WHEREAS, Her impressive record of community volunteer |
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efforts also includes service as chair of the board of Panola |
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General Hospital in the early 1990s, and she led a major effort to |
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renovate and ensure the continued accreditation of the hospital, a |
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facility that is crucial to the Carthage area; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Vincent is a speech pathologist who worked for |
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the Carthage Independent School District for 32 years; in all of her |
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endeavors, she enjoys the love and support of her husband, Lynn, and |
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her three children, Kay Lynn Brumbaugh, Andy Vincent, and Tommy |
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Vincent; and |
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WHEREAS, Carol Vincent has distinguished herself through her |
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dedication to the health and well-being of her community, and her |
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many accomplishments and selfless hard work are greatly appreciated |
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by all who have the good fortune to 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 Carol Vincent of Carthage on being |
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named the 2011 Citizen of the Year by the Panola County Chamber of |
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Commerce and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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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. Vincent as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |