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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Nancy Hamilton was inducted into the Hall of Honor |
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by the El Paso County Historical Society on November 3, 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, Since 1961, the EPCHS has annually recognized |
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individuals who have made significant contributions to El Paso |
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County, and Mrs. Hamilton is most deserving of this important honor |
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for her accomplishments as a writer, journalist, public relations |
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professional, and local historian; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Nancy Miller was born in El Paso on August |
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22, 1929, to Harold and Corinne Miller; she graduated from Austin |
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High School and went on to earn a bachelor's degree in journalism in |
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1949 and a master's degree in English in 1954 from The University of |
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Texas at El Paso; she married Ralph Hamilton in 1968, and became the |
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proud stepmother of James and Jeannie; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Hamilton began her professional career in |
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1950, working for the El Paso Times for nine years before joining |
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the El Paso Independent School District; she then returned to |
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journalism, writing for the El Paso Herald-Post, before going to |
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work at UTEP in 1976, first in media relations and then as the |
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associate director of Texas Western Press until her retirement in |
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1990; she remained active as an editor of the press for the next |
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decade, and in 1997 and 1998 she was a part-time lecturer in public |
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relations for the UTEP Department of Communication; and |
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WHEREAS, A prolific writer, Mrs. Hamilton wrote numerous |
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features on local history, which led to the publication of a |
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biography, Ben Dowell, El Paso's First Mayor, and UTEP: A Pictorial |
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History of The University of Texas at El Paso; she also has |
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contributed to the revised Handbook of Texas, coauthored several |
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books on Texas and El Paso history, and served as editor for myriad |
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historical publications; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply committed to her community, Mrs. Hamilton |
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has served with a number of noteworthy groups, including the El Paso |
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County Historical Commission and the Four Centuries '81 Commission; |
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additionally, she has held leadership roles with such organizations |
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as the UTEP Heritage Commission and the Pioneers Association of El |
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Paso County; and |
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WHEREAS, Nancy Hamilton has made many notable contributions |
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to her community as she has worked to preserve and celebrate its |
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rich history, and she has earned the lasting respect and |
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appreciation of her fellow citizens; 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 Nancy Hamilton on her induction |
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into the Hall of Honor by the El Paso County Historical Society and |
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extend to her sincere best wishes for 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 Mrs. Hamilton as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |