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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Barbara Canales is being honored with a Y Women in |
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Careers Award by the YWCA in Corpus Christi on March 5, 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, The Corpus Christi YWCA has been recognizing |
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accomplished women in the community through this awards program for |
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the past 35 years; those chosen for the distinction have all |
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achieved a notable degree of success in their respective fields, |
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and as women who demonstrate integrity, a ready willingness to take |
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on new challenges, and a commitment to excellence, they serve as |
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outstanding role models for young girls, whose empowerment is a |
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crucial part of the YWCA mission; and |
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WHEREAS, Barbara Canales, creator and president of the Ready |
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or Not Foundation, is a fitting recipient of this prestigious |
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accolade; when her daughter, Jackie, was diagnosed with a brain |
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tumor in 2006, Ms. Canales was inspired to start the foundation, |
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which has so far raised $2.5 million for pediatric brain cancer |
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research; her daughter is currently in remission, and Ms. Canales |
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hopes that the foundation will serve as a source of inspiration and |
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optimism for other families; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to her work with the Ready or Not |
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Foundation, Ms. Canales is a practicing attorney and a petroleum |
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engineer; presently she serves as a commissioner with the Port of |
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Corpus Christi, where she is a member of the audit, security, and |
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asset management committees; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the skill and determination she brings to |
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all her efforts, Barbara Canales has earned the esteem of her peers |
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and made contributions to her community that will resonate far into |
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the future; 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 Barbara Canales on receiving a 2015 |
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Y Women in Careers Award from the YWCA of Corpus Christi and extend |
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to her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Canales as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |