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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Georgia Doyle Provost of Houston has contributed to |
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her fellow citizens for more than half a century as a business and |
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civic leader; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Lafayette, Louisiana, Mrs. Provost |
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earned her degree from Texas Southern University and pursued |
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advanced studies at the University of Houston and the Winona School |
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of Professional Photography; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her photography studio, Provost & |
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Associates, she has chronicled the Houston area since 1948, as well |
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as photographed some two million Texans and Louisianans; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Provost has further distinguished herself as a |
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community activist and humanitarian; she has long worked to raise |
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money for youth and charitable organizations in partnership with |
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Alan Helfman of River Oaks Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep, and she is an |
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advocate for young African American men; in addition, she has |
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shared her time and talents with The Metropolitan Organization and |
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the Houston Forward Times; and |
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WHEREAS, A proud graduate of TSU, Mrs. Provost has supported |
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the school as executive director of the Texas Southern University |
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Bayou Bend Alumni and Ex-Students Association and as creator and |
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director of the TSU Community Awareness Program; in 1998, she |
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established the T. F. Freeman Ministers and Laity Summit and the |
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Male Chorus Gospel Extravaganza to raise funds for the TSU debate |
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team; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Provost is an active member of Our Mother of |
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Mercy Parish, where she serves as president of the parish |
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involvement and communication committee, as coordinator of the |
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civil rights education classes, and as a member of the Pastoral |
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Council; she also gives back to her community of faith as the |
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executive director of the Youth for Christ Foundation and Women for |
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Christ; and |
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WHEREAS, Honored on many occasions, Mrs. Provost has received |
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awards for her accomplishments as a businesswoman, as well as for |
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her contributions in behalf of youth and the community at large; |
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moreover, she has been inducted into the Wall of Honors at the TSU |
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School of Technology; and |
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WHEREAS, Georgia Provost has worked tirelessly to improve the |
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lives of others, setting an outstanding example of community |
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engagement to which others may aspire; 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 Georgia Doyle Provost for her |
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longstanding commitment to the people and city of Houston and |
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extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success and |
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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. Provost as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Dutton |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2025 was adopted by the House on May |
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26, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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