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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Business entrepreneur and civic leader Connie Dunn |
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was recognized as an Irving High Spirited Citizen by the Irving |
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Convention and Visitors Bureau; and |
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WHEREAS, A registered interior designer and the owner of |
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Connie Dunn Designs, Ms. Dunn decorated the Irving Convention |
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Center's exhibit hall for the 2012 TexasFest's Mardi Gras theme, and |
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she will handle that task again this year; she also uses her |
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decorating skills to benefit other nonprofit organizations; her |
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business garnered a Best in Irving award from the Greater |
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Irving--Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce in 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Dunn dedicates a great deal of her time to |
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supporting the arts and has served in a number of leadership roles, |
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among them president of the Irving Symphony League and board member |
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of the Irving Symphony Orchestra; she shares her interest in the |
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cultural scene with her husband, Dr. Jerry Dunn, a fellow recipient |
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of the Irving High Spirited Citizen Award; they have co-chaired the |
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Irving Symphony League Ball and have been inducted into the |
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Symphony Orchestra's Amati Circle; members of the Lyric Stage |
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League and the Irving Community Theater Guild, the couple were |
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crowned king and queen of the Theater Guild's 2010 Mardi Gras event; |
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Ms. Dunn's many other accolades include a Distinguished Service |
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Award from the Symphony League and the Volunteer Star Award from the |
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Community Theater Guild; and |
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WHEREAS, Making time in her busy schedule for a variety of |
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organizations, Ms. Dunn has served on the board of the Irving |
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Healthcare Foundation Guild, and she has been president of the |
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Irving Women's Club; in addition, she is a member of the local |
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chamber of commerce, and she attends Irving Bible Church; and |
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WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan has worked in behalf of public |
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education as president of the boards of three local parent-teacher |
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associations; named a lifetime member of the Texas PTA, she was |
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acknowledged as Volunteer of the Year by the Irving Independent |
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School District Council of PTAs, and she is an Irving Schools |
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Foundation Fellow; and |
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WHEREAS, Connie Dunn may indeed take pride in all that she has |
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accomplished as a business owner and caring member of her |
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community, and her leadership and engagement have set high |
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standards to which others may aspire; 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 Connie Dunn on her selection as an |
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Irving High Spirited Citizen by the Irving Convention and Visitors |
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Bureau and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success |
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and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Dunn as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |