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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, For more than three and a half decades, Sandra Shaw |
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of the Brazosport Area Chamber of Commerce has been a champion for |
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her community and an inspiration to her fellow citizens; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Shaw joined the Brazosport chamber in 1977 as |
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its bookkeeper, then advanced to membership director, membership |
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and finance director, and executive director; since 1991, she has |
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served as the chamber's president and chief executive officer, and |
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under her dynamic leadership, the chamber has won 34 State Awards of |
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Excellence for its brochures, directories, maps, newsletters, |
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website, and Facebook page; a graduate of the U.S. Chamber of |
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Commerce Institute for Organization Management, she holds |
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certification from the American Society of Economic and Community |
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Developers; and |
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WHEREAS, Held in high esteem for her skilled and effective |
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leadership, Ms. Shaw has served as president of the Gulf Coast |
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Chamber Executives and as a member of the executive board of the |
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Texas Chamber of Commerce; she continues to serve as a board member |
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for the Texas Association of Business and as a member of the |
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Brazoria County Council of Chambers, the Brazoria County Day |
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Steering Committee, the Freeport Main Street Advisory Board, the |
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Economic Development Alliance for Brazoria County, the Lake Jackson |
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Business Association, the Brazosport Business Roundtable, and the |
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Small Business Development Center of Brazosport College; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Shaw has also contributed extensively to her |
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community through her involvement in the Memorial Child Care |
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Center, the Strategic Planning Task Force for the Brazosport |
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Regional Health System, the Women's Health Care Conference Advisory |
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Committee, the Facts Unsung Heroes Selection Committee, the Dow |
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Grant Selection Committee, the Freeport 100 Celebration Committee, |
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and the Shoreline Erosion Task Force; in 2008, she received the Jane |
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Long Pioneer Spirit Award from the Brazoria County Historical |
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Museum for the "tenacity, courage, and conviction" with which she |
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has pursued her vision for the Brazosport area; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Shaw is supported in all her endeavors by her |
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husband of 30 years, Wayne Shaw, and she takes great pride in their |
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four sons and seven grandchildren; her generous spirit is reflected |
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not only in the many decades that she has devoted to the welfare of |
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her community, but in the significant support that she and her |
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husband, both ardent champions of animal welfare, render to the |
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Houston Sheltie Sanctuary rescue program; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her dedication, professionalism, and |
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commitment to others, Sandra Shaw has greatly benefited the |
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citizens of Brazosport and Brazoria County, and she may indeed |
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reflect with pride on the immeasurable good that she has |
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accomplished; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Brazosport Area Chamber of Commerce |
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president and CEO Sandra Shaw on her achievements and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for continued success with her important work; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Shaw as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |