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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Noted businesswoman and public-spirited citizen |
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Fran Bonilla was honored as an Exemplary Woman of Irving at a high |
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tea on November 6, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Gilmer, Fran Bonilla settled in Irving in |
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1959; she entered the commercial real estate business in 1968 and |
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founded her own commercial real estate company in 1985; a member of |
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the Greater Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce and a regional |
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brokers' association, she is a recipient of the Ken Yancey Small |
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Business Development Award; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Bonilla has taken an active role in public |
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affairs, serving for a decade on the Irving City Council and holding |
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the posts of deputy mayor pro tempore and mayor pro tempore; while |
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on the city council, she chaired the planning and development |
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committee and served on the finance committee; in addition, she has |
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served on the Irving Planning and Zoning Commission, served on air |
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quality and law enforcement committees of the North Central Texas |
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Council of Governments, and represented Irving on the National |
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League of Cities International Economic and Development Committee; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, This industrious Texan has further shared her time |
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and energy as a charter member of the steering committee of the |
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Trinity River Authority, as a member of the Heritage Crossing |
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Communications Committee, as chair of the Irving Heritage Society |
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Board, and as a board member for Irving Preservation and |
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Redevelopment, Irving Cares, and the local YWCA; moreover, she has |
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chaired a task force for the Irving Independent School District and |
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helped to establish the city's Teen Court, an alternative system of |
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justice for young offenders; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Bonilla attends the First United Methodist |
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Church of Irving, where she is a valued member; she is the proud |
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matriarch of a family that includes 5 children, 15 grandchildren, 9 |
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great-grandchildren, and 4 great-great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, An accomplished professional and a highly esteemed |
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community leader, Fran Bonilla has done much to make Irving an even |
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better place in which to live and work, and she is indeed deserving |
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of recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Fran Bonilla as an Exemplary Woman of |
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Irving and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; 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. Bonilla as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |