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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Rosie Gonzalez Collin is being honored with a Y |
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Women in Careers Award by the YWCA in Corpus Christi on March 1, |
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2017; and |
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WHEREAS, The Corpus Christi YWCA has been recognizing |
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accomplished women in the community through this awards program |
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since 1979; those chosen for the distinction have achieved a |
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notable degree of success in their respective fields, and as women |
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who demonstrate integrity, a willingness to take on new challenges, |
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and a commitment to excellence, they serve as outstanding role |
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models for young girls, whose empowerment is a crucial part of the |
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YWCA mission; and |
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WHEREAS, Following a successful 29-year career as a teacher |
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in Kingsville and Corpus Christi, Rosie Gonzalez Collin went on to |
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build strong professional relationships in her community through |
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her work for the Ingleside Local Redevelopment Authority and the |
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Corpus Christi Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; she is now director of |
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community relations for Port Corpus Christi, where she coordinates |
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the efforts of 120 nonprofit groups to create projects that will |
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benefit the Coastal Bend region; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the skill and determination she brings to |
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all her efforts, Rosie Gonzalez Collin has earned the esteem of her |
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peers and made contributions to her community that will resonate |
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far into the future; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Rosie Gonzalez Collin on receiving |
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a 2017 Y Women in Careers Award from the YWCA of Corpus Christi and |
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extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Collin as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |