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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of Denise Short Smith of Plano, who passed away on March 21, 2010; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Setting an outstanding example of civic engagement, |
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Ms. Smith was an active and valued member of the Republican Party; |
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in addition to her work as legislative chair of the Plano Republican |
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Women, she supported a number of candidates through the years, |
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including Van Taylor in his successful campaign for state |
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representative; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Smith was dedicated to giving back to our men and |
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women in the military, serving as a U.S. Air Force colonel's liaison |
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and facilitating support groups in a Red Cross/USAF joint health |
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initiative; she also shared her time to benefit her fellow |
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residents as an ambassador for the Plano Symphony Orchestra and as a |
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volunteer with George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens |
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and the Heard Natural Science Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary; and |
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WHEREAS, A gifted writer, Ms. Smith returned to school later |
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in life to earn a master's degree in public relations and |
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journalism; she graduated magna cum laude from the University of |
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North Texas and was awarded many honors for her exceptional work; |
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the recipient of a Mayborn Writers Award, Outstanding Public |
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Relations/Journalism Student Award, and English Department |
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Faculty's Outstanding Student Award, she earned the Kenneth May |
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Scholarship and the President's Merit Scholarship as well as |
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placement on the Dean's List and President's List; in addition, she |
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was a member of the Kappa Tau Alpha National Honor Society and the |
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Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society; and |
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WHEREAS, Denise Smith was a woman of rare determination and |
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passion who was engaged in her community throughout her life and who |
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found joy and inspiration in helping others; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Denise Short Smith |
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and extend sincere sympathy to all those who mourn her passing; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Denise |
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Short Smith. |