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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Georgan Reitmeier has been named the 2013 |
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Outstanding Woman in Education by the North Harris County Branch of |
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the American Association of University Women; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of Oklahoma State University with |
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bachelor's and master's degrees in education, Ms. Reitmeier is a |
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certified reading specialist and the former director of the Early |
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Childhood Intervention Keep Pace program; that initiative, which is |
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overseen by the Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative |
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Services and hosted by the Harris County Department of Education, |
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supports young children with developmental delays or disabilities; |
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Ms. Reitmeier was associated with ECI Keep Pace for 17 years, |
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directing a staff of 90 as well as some 500 volunteers; and |
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WHEREAS, After retiring in 2004, Ms. Reitmeier was |
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recognized with the Exceptional Service Award from HCDE, and a |
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playground was named in her honor; she has since served her |
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community as a member of the board of trustees of the Klein |
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Independent School District; certified as a master trustee with |
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Leadership Texas Association of School Boards, she was president of |
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the board from 2011 to 2012; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Reitmeier previously served Klein ISD as a |
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volunteer, beginning in the early 1970s, and later became the |
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coordinator of volunteers for the entire district; today, she also |
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makes a positive difference in the lives of young people as a mentor |
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at McDougle Elementary School; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed woman is a founding member of the |
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Cypress-Woodlands Junior Forum and has served as its vice president |
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and president; she and her husband, Tom, were honored by the forum |
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in 2004 for their many contributions to the area; Ms. Reitmeier |
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also gives back by serving on the board of Project Delivery of |
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Chronic Care at Baylor College of Medicine, which works with |
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chronically ill children; and |
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WHEREAS, Georgan Reitmeier sets an outstanding example of |
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leadership and dedication to which others may aspire, and it is a |
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pleasure to join in honoring her for all that she has achieved in |
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behalf of Harris County and its citizens; 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 Georgan Reitmeier on her receipt of |
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the Outstanding Woman in Education award from the North Harris |
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County Branch of the American Association of University Women and |
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extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success with her |
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important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Reitmeier as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Harless |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 495 was adopted by the House on |
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February 19, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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