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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Deborah Johnston of the Grand Prairie branch of the |
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YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas received a 2012 Sam Winstead Volunteer |
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of the Year Award at the annual meeting of the association on April |
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11, 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, This prestigious award is presented every year to a |
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volunteer at each branch of the Dallas YMCA who has demonstrated |
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exceptional commitment to a program or has helped further the goals |
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of the YMCA in his or her community; and |
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WHEREAS, Deborah Johnston has been volunteering with the YMCA |
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since she was a sophomore in high school, when she coached |
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basketball; she and her husband, Stuart, have been members of the Y |
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for 20 years, and during that time she has coached basketball, |
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soccer, T-ball, and baseball; Ms. Johnston has also served on the |
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Sports and Executive Search Committees and as chair of the Building |
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and Grounds Committee; a member of the Grand Prairie board for the |
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past decade, she led the group as chair during 2011 and 2012; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her exemplary service to the Grand Prairie |
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Family YMCA, Deborah Johnston has greatly benefited her community |
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and demonstrated her support of the organization's goals of youth |
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development, healthy living, and social responsibility; 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 Deborah Johnston on receiving a |
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2012 Sam Winstead Volunteer of the Year Award and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Johnston as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |