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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Jeanne Israel is concluding her service as a member |
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of the Pleasanton City Council in May 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of San Antonio, Ms. Israel moved to |
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Atascosa County in 1982 to begin working at the San Miguel Electric |
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Power Plant, where she earned the distinction of becoming the first |
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female fuel and ash operator; after concluding her 16-year career |
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there, she founded the trucking company Errand Girl Services in |
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1999, and the following year, she was named treasurer of the Camino |
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Real-Atascosa County Mental Health Center; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan was elected District 6 |
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representative of the Pleasanton City Council in 2009, and her |
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outstanding efforts quickly garnered her the respect of her |
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colleagues and the loyalty of voters, who returned her to two more |
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terms in office; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Israel has further benefited her community |
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through her volunteer work in behalf of numerous worthwhile |
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organizations, most notably the Pleasanton Lions Club, which has |
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twice named her Lion of the Year; in addition, she was presented |
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with the 2014 Humanitarian Award by the Order of the Sons of Hermann |
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in the State of Texas Lodge No. 310 and the 2001 Business Person of |
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the Year Award by the Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of her endeavors, Ms. Israel is blessed with |
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the love and support of her husband, John, with whom she has shared |
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more than three rewarding decades of marriage, and she takes |
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tremendous pride in their daughter, Alicia; and |
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WHEREAS, The dedicated work that Jeanne Israel has carried |
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out during her six-year tenure on the city council has made a |
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positive difference in the lives of Pleasanton residents, and she |
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is indeed deserving of recognition for her accomplishments; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Jeanne Israel for her service on the |
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Pleasanton City Council and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Councilmember Israel as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |