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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Mary Jean Moloney of Arlington retired from Atmos |
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Energy on December 31, 2014, drawing to a close a notable career in |
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the natural gas industry that has spanned four decades; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Detroit, Michigan, Mrs. Moloney |
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received her bachelor's degree in family consumer sciences from |
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Wayne State University and went on to earn a master's degree in |
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business administration from the University of Dallas; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Moloney embarked on her career in the energy |
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industry in 1974, when she joined Lone Star Gas as a consumer |
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information specialist in Greenville; after working as a department |
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supervisor in Fort Worth, she moved on to serve as district manager |
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in both Carrollton and Arlington, as a business development |
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manager, and as director of business development; when the company |
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merged with TXU in 1997, she became a district manager and then an |
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area manager, and she is retiring as manager of public affairs for |
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Atmos Energy in Arlington; and |
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WHEREAS, While meeting the many demands of her professional |
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life, Mrs. Moloney has found time to give back to her community |
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through her service on the boards of Texas Health Arlington |
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Memorial Hospital, the Arlington Financial Corporation, the City of |
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Arlington Electrical Code Board of Appeals, and the Arlington Board |
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of Realtors Community Service Foundation; in addition, she has been |
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a Richard Greene Scholarship Program mentor and has advised the |
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Junior League of Arlington, The University of Texas at Arlington |
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School of Social Work Advisory Council, the Arlington Housing |
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Authority, and the Arlington Chamber of Commerce; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Moloney has also given generously of her time |
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and talents to the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Chamber of Commerce, the |
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Northeast Leadership Forum, the Grand Prairie Chamber of Commerce, |
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the Greater Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce, the US Pan |
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Asian American Chamber of Commerce, the March of Dimes, the |
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Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex Chapter of the American Red Cross, and |
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the Fort Worth Consortium Private Industry Council, as well as to |
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the United Way of Tarrant County, Grand Prairie United Charities, |
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and SafeHaven of Tarrant County; she holds the distinction of being |
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the first female member of the Rotary Club of Arlington; and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, this esteemed Texan enjoys the |
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love and support of her husband of 23 years, Tim Moloney; together, |
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she and her husband have mentored four young people through the Big |
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Brothers Big Sisters program; and |
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WHEREAS, Mary Jean Moloney's consummate professionalism and |
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unswerving commitment to excellence have greatly benefited the |
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natural gas customers of North Texas and earned her the respect and |
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admiration of her peers, and she may indeed reflect with pride on a |
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career well spent as she embarks on the next exciting chapter of her |
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life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Mary Jean Moloney on her retirement |
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from Atmos Energy and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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continued happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Moloney as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Turner of Tarrant |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 390 was adopted by the House on |
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February 19, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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