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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Honorable Carolyn Jones is retiring as mayor of |
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Winnsboro in May 2013, drawing to a close an exemplary 12-year |
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tenure in office; and |
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WHEREAS, A longtime resident of Winnsboro, Carolyn Jones |
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first developed an interest in local government while attending |
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city council meetings in 1995; she went on to contribute to the area |
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chamber of commerce and, just prior to running for office, helped to |
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found the Winnsboro Center for the Arts; her early civic |
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involvement further included memberships in the Winnsboro Economic |
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Development Corporation, the planning and zoning board, and the |
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Winnsboro Humane Society, for which she played a vital role in |
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raising funds to open a new shelter; and |
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WHEREAS, The longest-serving mayor in the history of |
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Winnsboro, Mrs. Jones won election in 2001, and has since shared |
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her insight on a number of boards while overseeing substantial |
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infrastructure improvements; she recommended having a wastewater |
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plant retrofitted rather than replaced, thereby saving the city |
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$1.5 million, and she oversaw the highly successful |
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sesquicentennial celebration in 2004, as well as Winnsboro's |
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designations as a Main Street City and a Certified Retirement |
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Community; and |
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WHEREAS, Mayor Jones has additionally given of her time as |
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president of Region 15 of the Texas Municipal League, pageant chair |
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of Miss Texas, and a member of the Autumn Trails Board of Directors; |
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recognized for her exceptional efforts, she was voted Woman of the |
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Year in 2001 and as Volunteer of the Year in 2000; and |
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WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan is an alumna of Southern |
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Methodist University, where she earned a bachelor's degree in |
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elementary education, prior to pursuing postgraduate studies at |
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Texas A&M University--Commerce; before turning her attention to |
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politics, she enjoyed a career as a teacher and later as an office |
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manager and x-ray technician; she was married to J. D. Jones, owner |
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of the Winnsboro Livestock Sale Barn, for more than 50 years before |
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his passing; and |
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WHEREAS, Carolyn Jones has done much to shape the growth and |
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development of the city of Winnsboro, and she may reflect with pride |
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on the invaluable service that she has rendered; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Carolyn Jones on her |
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retirement as mayor of Winnsboro and extend to her sincere best |
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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 Mayor Jones as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |