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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Lena Coleman Wilson is being honored with the Y |
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Women in Careers Lifetime Achievement Award by the YWCA in Corpus |
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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, and this year marks only the fifth time a |
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Lifetime Achievement Award has been presented; the few chosen for |
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this distinction have spent their lives working to better their |
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communities and have achieved notable success in their professional |
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fields; as women who demonstrate integrity, a ready willingness to |
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take on new challenges, and a commitment to excellence, they serve |
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as 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, Lena Coleman Wilson, executive director of the LC |
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Foundation, is a fitting recipient of the Lifetime Achievement |
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Award; a resident of Corpus Christi since 1976, Mrs. Wilson began |
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her career in social services and then started her own company, |
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Lena's Business Management and Consultants; in 1996, she founded |
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the LC Foundation, which works to help people with disabilities |
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find permanent jobs; the organization has also provided more than |
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half a million dollars to fund the Lena Coleman Wilson Hope |
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Scholarship for eligible students attending Texas A&M--Corpus |
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Christi; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to her professional activities, |
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Mrs. Wilson has been a member of a number of community |
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organizations, which further highlights her devotion to the region; |
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she served with the United Way and the League of Women Voters, and |
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she is past president of the local NAACP chapter; in 2008, she was |
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recognized by the Corpus Christi Hispanic Chamber of Commerce as |
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Outstanding Business Woman of the Year; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the skill and determination she brings to |
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all her efforts, Lena Coleman Wilson has earned the esteem of her |
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peers and made contributions to her community that will resonate |
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far into 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 Lena Coleman Wilson on receiving |
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the 2015 Y Women in Careers Lifetime Achievement Award from the YWCA |
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of Corpus Christi and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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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 Mrs. Wilson as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |