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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Beatrice Trevino has been elected commander of the |
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Charles Dixon American Legion Post No. 241 in Angleton; and |
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WHEREAS, The first woman to lead this post, Bea Trevino |
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served her country in the United States Army and Army National Guard |
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for 21 years and received numerous awards; her tours of duty |
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included assignments in Bosnia and Germany, and she was deployed |
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during Desert Storm; over the course of 11 years as a member of Post |
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No. 241, she has served as house committee chair, adjutant, |
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historian, and first vice commander; she represents the |
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organization in the Angleton Chamber of Commerce; and |
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WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan also belongs to the American |
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Legion Auxiliary, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the local |
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chapter of the Disabled American Veterans; within the American |
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Legion, Department of Texas, she has served as historian for the |
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Third Division and as a member of the Ninth District Color Guard; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Since her retirement from the armed forces, |
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Ms. Trevino has worked with such nonprofit organizations as the |
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Brazoria County Alliance for Children and the Children's Advocacy |
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Center of Brazoria County; she is a graduate of the Angleton Police |
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Department's Citizen Police Academy, and she has participated in |
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the activities of its alumni association; and |
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WHEREAS, Bea Trevino has given generously of her time and |
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talents in behalf of her fellow veterans and the citizens of |
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Angleton, and she is indeed deserving of special recognition at |
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this time; 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 Beatrice Trevino on her election as |
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commander of Charles Dixon Post No. 241 of the American Legion and |
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that she be extended sincere best wishes for continued success in |
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all her endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Trevino as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1748 was adopted by the House on May |
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7, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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