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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Kitty Boyle, a former trustee for the Dallas County |
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Community College District, was honored as an Exemplary Woman of |
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Irving at a high tea on November 6, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, A passionate proponent of education, Kitty Boyle |
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first joined the DCCCD Board of Trustees in 1996 and served as chair |
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from 2000 to 2003; during her long and highly productive tenure, she |
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championed diversity, worked to control costs, and encouraged |
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first-generation college students through her support of a targeted |
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scholarship program; moreover, she helped to establish the Texas |
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Legislative Community College Caucus and the Community College |
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Association of Texas Trustees, and she contributed to the effort to |
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restore employee health insurance funds for Texas community college |
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systems; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Boyle has also worked extensively with the |
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Association of Community College Trustees, a nonprofit |
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organization that represents the elected and appointed officials |
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governing more than 1,200 community, technical, and junior |
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colleges; she served as a regional chair for six years and led the |
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ACCT Board of Directors from 2006 to 2007, during which time she |
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assisted in creating the National Community College Caucus; in |
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addition, she served as a member of the ACCT Trust Fund Board; and |
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WHEREAS, The recipient of the prestigious M. Dale Ensign |
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Trustee Leadership Award from the ACCT in 2009, Ms. Boyle was also |
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recognized that same year as the outstanding ACCT western region |
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trustee; in 2008, she was honored with a leadership and service |
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award from the American Association for Women in Community |
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Colleges; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan has shared her time and talents |
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with a large number of civic and community organizations, including |
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the Irving and Dallas County parks departments, the Irving |
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Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Children's Medical Center |
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Foundation, the Irving Heritage Society, the Irving Healthcare |
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Foundation Guild, and the Irving Lyric Stage; she has received |
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awards and honors from the Irving Independent School District, the |
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Soroptimist International Society, and local branches of the YWCA |
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and the American Cancer Society, and she and her husband were |
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recognized by Mayor Herbert A. Gears as the 2011 Irving High |
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Spirited Citizens; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, |
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Ms. Boyle earned her paralegal certification from the Dallas/Fort |
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Worth School of Law and works as an administrator at the firm of |
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Boyle & Lowry in Irving; and |
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WHEREAS, In her tireless devotion to community service, |
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Ms. Boyle has enjoyed the love and support of her husband of more |
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than half a century, John F. Boyle, Jr.; the couple are the proud |
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parents of six children, Fitz, Ben, Matthew, Eileen, Rebecca, and |
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the late Johnathan Boyle, and they have been further blessed with |
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eight treasured grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Kitty Boyle has contributed to her fellow citizens |
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through many years of purposeful endeavor, and in so doing, she has |
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set an inspiring example of generosity and leadership; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Kitty Boyle 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. Boyle as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Harper-Brown |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 197 was adopted by the House on |
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February 18, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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