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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Mae Beth Palone is retiring from the Independent |
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Bankers Association of Texas on February 28, 2017, drawing to a |
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close an outstanding career that has spanned more than four |
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decades; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Sweetwater, Ms. Palone earned a |
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bachelor's degree in journalism from The University of Texas and |
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has lived in Austin ever since; following her graduation in 1975, |
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she joined the staff of State Representative Elmer Martin; she went |
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on to work in the offices of Representatives Walter Grubbs, Jimmy |
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Mankins, and Foster Whaley, and she even assisted a newly elected |
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representative, Rick Perry, before he had his own staff; she |
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finished her Capitol career in the service of Representative Robert |
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Earley; and |
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WHEREAS, On November 15, 1994, Ms. Palone became the |
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government relations officer for the Independent Bankers |
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Association of Texas, and in that role, she worked tirelessly to |
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promote the cause of community bankers in Texas; she also wrote the |
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scripts for the organization's annual convention and other IBAT |
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events and communications; and |
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WHEREAS, After receiving a promotion to vice president in |
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2000, Ms. Palone took the reins of the leadership division in 2004, |
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and under her guidance, the organization's membership grew to over |
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590; during her notable tenure, she also implemented a regional |
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governance structure and mentored future leaders of the Texas |
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banking industry; and |
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WHEREAS, Despite her busy professional life, Ms. Palone has |
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found time to give back to her community as a CASA volunteer and as a |
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member of the board of directors of her homeowners association; in |
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her leisure hours, she can often be found cheering on the Texas |
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Longhorns, and she never misses a home game; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her professionalism, deep experience, and |
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commitment to excellence, Mae Beth Palone has greatly benefited the |
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Texas community banking industry and countless area residents, and |
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she may indeed reflect with pride on a career well spent; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Mae Beth Palone on the occasion of |
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her retirement from the Independent Bankers Association of Texas |
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and 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. Palone as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |