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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Those Texans who give freely of their time and |
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talents in behalf of their community make the world a better place, |
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and on November 4, 2012, Mary Oberlin was recognized for her |
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lifetime of civic engagement at the second annual Exemplary Women |
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of Irving High Tea event; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Oberlin has been active in numerous |
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organizations and initiatives in the local area; she worked for 10 |
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years with Irving Community Services and the United Way, helping to |
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improve child care and to expand resources for the mentally |
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disabled, and she participated in the United Irving campaign |
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organized by Irving Community Hospital; as a member of Park People, |
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she assisted in the organization and construction of Victoria Park, |
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and she served for eight years on the Cultural Affairs Council of |
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Irving; and |
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WHEREAS, This dedicated volunteer played a key role in the |
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development of the Irving Cancer Society, and her efforts to aid |
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those in need have included service with Irving Youth and Family |
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Counseling and with the Housing and Human Services Board, which she |
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oversaw as president; she has also held the office of president in |
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the Irving Woman's Club, the Las Colinas Women's Association, the |
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Irving Heritage Society, and the Irving Symphony League, and she |
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maintains her membership in all of those groups; moreover, she |
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provided valuable guidance during her tenure on the Irving |
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Community Television Network and Irving DART advisory boards; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Oberlin has further distinguished herself |
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through her service as a member of the Irving Clinic Board and the |
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board of La Buena Vida Foundation, which offers temporary housing |
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to homeless teenagers; she is a longtime congregant of Plymouth |
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Park United Methodist Church and is a former president of United |
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Methodist Women, and she has been a member of the League of Women |
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Voters for half a century; and |
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WHEREAS, Mary Oberlin has benefited 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 compassion, commitment, and generosity; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Mary Oberlin on her selection as |
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one of the Exemplary Women of Irving and extend to her sincere best |
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wishes for continued success in her important work; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Oberlin as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |