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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of the Lake Highlands Military Moms are |
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deserving of special recognition for providing support to the |
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military families living in the Lake Highlands area of Dallas and |
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for honoring the men and women from the area who are serving in the |
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U.S. armed forces; and |
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WHEREAS, The group was founded in 2006 by Rhonda Russell as a |
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way to cope with the stress of her son's deployment to Iraq; after |
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her son was sent overseas in 2005, Ms. Russell began contacting |
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other mothers in the Lake Highlands area who had children fighting |
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in Iraq and Afghanistan and who could relate to the difficulties of |
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having a loved one serving in a war zone; this led to the first |
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meeting of Military Moms, which drew six women; since then, the |
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organization's membership has grown to include approximately 50 |
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women who meet monthly over dinner to share news, express their |
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concerns, and celebrate happy occasions; and |
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WHEREAS, The group's projects include sending regular care |
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packages overseas, keeping a record of all the military personnel |
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from the area, and working to ensure that the community is informed |
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of the service being rendered by those men and women; to achieve the |
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latter goal, the organization partners with the Exchange Club of |
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Lake Highlands to produce the annual Lake Highlands Heroes Poster, |
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which features pictures and information about local men and women |
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who are serving in the military and which is displayed throughout |
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the community; the group also hosts speakers on issues such as |
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post-traumatic stress disorder, combat conditions, services for |
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veterans, and other topics of particular concern to members of the |
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military and their families; and |
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WHEREAS, All Americans owe a profound debt of gratitude to |
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the men and women of the United States armed forces and their |
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families for the immeasurable sacrifices they make in this |
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country's behalf, and the Lake Highlands Military Moms is helping |
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to ensure that they receive the assistance that they so richly |
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deserve; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend the Lake Highlands Military Moms for its |
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exceptional work in behalf of area men and women serving in the U.S. |
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armed forces and for its staunch support of Lake Highlands military |
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families; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Lake Highlands Military Moms as an expression of |
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high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Sheets |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1582 was adopted by the House on May |
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5, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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