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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Ellen Negrete of Polk Elementary School in El Paso |
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has been named the Region 19 Nurse of the Year by the Texas School |
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Nurses Organization; and |
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WHEREAS, A nurse at Polk Elementary for 18 years, Ellen |
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Negrete was chosen from an education service center region that |
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covers schools in El Paso and Hudspeth Counties; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Negrete earned her nursing degree from Marillac |
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College, a Catholic sisters' school in Missouri; a nun for 11 years, |
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she moved to El Paso in 1973 to work at Hotel Dieu, a Catholic |
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hospital; and |
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WHEREAS, Affectionately known as "Nursie Pooh" to her |
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students, Ms. Negrete helps with everything from tending to a minor |
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scrape to teaching children how to manage chronic conditions such |
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as diabetes or asthma; she is also responsible for a variety of |
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medical screenings and health education programs; she works with |
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parents as well as students, and staff members regularly come to her |
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for advice; trusted by the children in her charge, Ms. Negrete is |
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described as skilled, empathetic, and compassionate; and |
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WHEREAS, This caring medical professional has demonstrated |
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exceptional dedication to the health and safety of Polk Elementary |
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School students, and she is truly deserving of this prestigious |
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honor; 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 Ellen Negrete on being named the |
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Region 19 Nurse of the Year by the Texas School Nurses Organization |
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and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success; 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. Negrete as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |