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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Lynn Forney Young has rendered exceptional service |
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as president general of the National Society Daughters of the |
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American Revolution; and |
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WHEREAS, The first Texas member to serve as president general |
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of the DAR, Mrs. Young was elected to a three-year term in 2013; she |
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ably leads a staff of 140 personnel at DAR national headquarters in |
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Washington, D.C., and oversees the nonprofit's nearly 3,000 |
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chapters across the United States and 14 other countries; she also |
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serves as a guiding light for the group's 177,000 members who are |
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working to advance the society's mission of encouraging meaningful |
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public service, enhancing public awareness of vital issues, and |
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promoting education, patriotism, and historic preservation; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Young has been a DAR member for more than three |
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and a half decades and has held numerous leadership positions at the |
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local and state levels, as well as with the national organization; |
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during her three-year tenure as state regent of Texas, she led such |
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noteworthy projects as production of the award-winning "Today's |
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DAR" membership recruitment video, exhibition of the DAR Museum |
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quilt at the International Quilt Festival in Houston, establishment |
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of a monument honoring the patriots of the American Revolution |
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buried in Texas, and restoration of the historic Texas Governor's |
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Mansion; she subsequently served as recording secretary general, an |
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executive role in which she was responsible for supervising the |
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documentation of the proceedings of the national society; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Young is blessed in all her endeavors with the |
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love and encouragement of her husband, Steve, and she takes |
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tremendous pride in their two children and two grandsons; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her steadfast commitment to service and her |
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inspiring leadership skills, Lynn Young has bolstered the |
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worthwhile efforts of the DAR and has made a positive difference in |
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countless lives, and she is indeed deserving of recognition for her |
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exemplary record of accomplishment; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Lynn Forney Young on her notable service |
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as president general of the National Society Daughters of the |
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American Revolution and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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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 Mrs. Young as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Farney |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 3360 was adopted by the House on May |
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29, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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