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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Linda Uecker retired as district clerk of Kerr |
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County on January 31, 2013, drawing to a close a notable career in |
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public service that spanned 45 years; and |
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WHEREAS, A native German Texan, Linda Uecker has lived in and |
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worked for Kerr County since 1968; she was elected district clerk in |
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1986 and served the county well throughout her decades in the |
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position; she has been named "Outstanding District Clerk" of Texas |
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by the County and District Clerk's Association of Texas and is a |
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member of that organization, has chaired its legislative committee, |
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and served as its director for Region IV; and |
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WHEREAS, During her long tenure as district clerk, Mrs. |
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Uecker was appointed to serve on various groups, including the |
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Texas State Library's Local Government Records Committee, the |
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attorney general's Integrated Child Support System Advisory |
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Council, and the Texas Supreme Court's task force to aid the |
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Commission on Judicial Efficiency, and she is a founding member of |
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the Texas Association of Child Support Registries; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to her many professional |
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responsibilities, Mrs. Uecker is highly active in her community; |
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she is a charter member and member of the board of the Hill Country |
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Alternative Dispute Resolution Center, sits on the board of the |
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Hilco Federal Credit Union, has served as president of the Texas |
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District Court Alliance, and was on the board of the Hill Country |
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Crisis Council; additionally, she is a member of the Women's |
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Division Chamber of Commerce; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Uecker is a valued member of the Zion Lutheran |
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Church, where she has been a teacher and a member of the parish |
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education board and Zion Preschool board; in her retirement, she |
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looks forward to spending more time with her husband, two children, |
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and two grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, The effective operation of government depends on the |
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contributions of committed public servants, and Linda Uecker may |
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indeed take pride in her accomplishments as she begins the next |
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exciting chapter of her life; 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 Linda Uecker on her retirement as Kerr |
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County district clerk and extend to her sincere best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Uecker as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |