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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Anne Cozart of Tarrant County is retiring as |
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district director in the office of State Representative Charlie |
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Geren on July 31, 2017, drawing to a close more than 14 years of |
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exemplary service to the citizens of District 99; and |
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WHEREAS, Since becoming a legislative employee, Ms. Cozart |
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has contributed to the workings of state government firsthand; |
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handling a wide variety of challenging tasks, she has provided |
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vital leadership, served as a liaison with constituents, and |
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ensured the efficient operation of the district office; and |
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WHEREAS, Before joining Representative Geren's team, |
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Ms. Cozart was a bilingual teacher in the Fort Worth Independent |
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School District, where she served for more than four decades; she |
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was the first woman on the board of Castleberry Independent School |
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District, serving for 21 years, and she was a member of the board of |
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the Texas Association for Students in Bilingual Education for seven |
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years; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Cozart has further contributed to her community |
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as a member of the Northwest Tarrant, Saginaw Area, and Tri-County |
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Chambers of Commerce, and in 2017, she received the Lifetime |
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Achievement Award from the Northwest Tarrant chamber; she is a |
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member of the Ninety-Nines, an international organization of women |
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pilots, and she has served on the Fort Worth Aviation Advisory |
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Board; moreover, she was named Civilian Fire Fighter of the Year for |
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her work in ensuring the placement of smoke alarms in area homes; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Ms. Cozart enjoys the love and |
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support of her husband, Gene, her three daughters and their |
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spouses, Genie and James Bandy, Deanna and David Rutledge, and |
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Angie and Dennis Haar, and her granddaughter, Brade Rutledge; she |
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is also an active congregant of River Oaks Baptist Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Anne Cozart's dedication, professionalism, and |
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integrity have greatly benefited her fellow Texans and earned her |
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the respect and admiration of her colleagues, and she may indeed |
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reflect with pride on a career well spent as she embarks on the next |
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exciting chapter of her life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Anne Cozart on |
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her retirement as district director for State Representative |
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Charlie Geren and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Cozart as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |