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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. |