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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Constance Fitzpatrick Smith has rendered |
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exceptional service as the western area director of The Links, |
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Incorporated, and her admirable work with this respected volunteer |
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organization is indeed deserving of special recognition; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Smith holds master's degrees in nursing, |
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psychology, and education and has excelled variously as a |
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registered nurse, a psychiatric and chemical dependency clinician, |
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and a health sciences professor; following her retirement from San |
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Joaquin Delta College in Stockton, California, she established her |
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own business as a consultant on workplace professionalism and |
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leadership; active in the Stockton community, she has served on the |
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city's planning commission and on many area boards, including that |
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of St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center; she further dedicates her |
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time to Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Incorporated, and she is a lifetime |
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member of the NAACP and the Girl Scouts of America; and |
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WHEREAS, Since 1973, Ms. Smith has proudly supported the |
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mission of The Links, and she previously served as vice president |
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and president of the organization's Stockton chapter; in addition |
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to overseeing a variety of committees and projects at both the area |
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and national levels, she has successfully written several grants; |
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after a five-year tenure as vice director, she was elected western |
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area director on June 25, 2011, and over the years, she has |
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continued to build on the group's tradition of service through her |
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vision and leadership; and |
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WHEREAS, This caring and committed woman enjoys the love and |
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devotion of her family, which includes her two sons and her |
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granddaughter; in her spare time, she enjoys reading, traveling, |
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and visiting with friends and relatives; and |
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WHEREAS, Constance Fitzpatrick Smith has contributed to the |
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well-being of her fellow citizens through a lifetime of purposeful |
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endeavor and, in so doing, she has set an inspiring example of |
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compassion and generosity toward others; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Constance Fitzpatrick Smith for her work |
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as the western area director of The Links, Incorporated, 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. Smith as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Giddings |
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| Anderson of Dallas |
Hernandez |
Phelan |
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| Anderson of McLennan |
Herrero |
Phillips |
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| Bonnen of Brazoria |
Johnson |
Rinaldi |
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| Bonnen of Galveston |
Kacal |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| Burkett |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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| Burrows |
King of Hemphill |
Rose |
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| Button |
King of Parker |
Sanford |
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| Canales |
King of Taylor |
Schaefer |
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| Capriglione |
King of Uvalde |
Schofield |
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| Craddick |
Landgraf |
Simmons |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Lozano |
Springer |
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| Davis of Harris |
Lucio III |
Stephenson |
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| Deshotel |
Márquez |
Stickland |
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| Dukes |
Martinez |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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| Dutton |
Martinez Fischer |
Thompson of Harris |
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| Elkins |
McClendon |
Tinderholt |
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| Faircloth |
Menéndez |
Turner of Collin |
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| Fallon |
Metcalf |
Turner of Harris |
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| Farias |
Meyer |
Turner of Tarrant |
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| Farrar |
Miller of Comal |
Villalba |
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| Fletcher |
Miller of Fort Bend |
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| Frank |
Morrison |
White of Bell |
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| Frullo |
Muñoz, Jr. |
White of Tyler |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 684 was adopted by the House on March 2, |
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2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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