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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, With her retirement as president and chief executive |
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officer of the Government Employees Credit Union on March 31, 2012, |
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Harriet May concluded an outstanding career that spanned nearly |
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four decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Harriet May joined GECU in 1974, and over the course |
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of her tenure, she has been instrumental in furthering the credit |
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union's mission of helping people realize their financial goals; |
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implementing programs to benefit the working poor and minorities, |
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she initiated a home mortgage program for qualified low-income |
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residents, launched an international remittance program enabling |
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workers to send money to their families, and focused on offering |
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credit union services to the fast-growing Hispanic market; and |
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WHEREAS, Appointed CEO of the organization in 1996, Ms. May |
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helped establish GECU as one of the largest independent financial |
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institutions in El Paso; at the time of her retirement, GECU |
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employed some 720 area residents, held assets of $1.8 billion, and |
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injected an estimated $125 million annually into the El Paso |
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economy; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. May has been recognized with Distinguished |
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Service Awards from the World Council of Credit Unions and from the |
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El Paso Chapter of Credit Unions; a member of the Texas Credit Union |
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Hall of Fame, she served as chair of the Credit Union National |
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Association and the Texas Credit Union League and as president of |
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the El Paso Chapter of Credit Unions; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. May's professionalism and dedication to |
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excellence have greatly benefited the more than 300,000 members of |
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GECU, and she may indeed reflect with pride on the respect and |
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admiration she earned over the course of a career well spent; 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 congratulate Harriet May on her retirement as |
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president and CEO of the Government Employees Credit Union and |
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extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. May as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |