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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Pollyanna and Steve Stephens of San Angelo are being |
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honored with the Distinguished Citizen Award by the Texas Southwest |
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Council of the Boy Scouts of America on April 13, 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, Longtime civic and business leaders, the couple are |
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retired from Town & Country Food Stores, Inc., where Mr. Stephens |
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served as cofounder, chair, and CEO, and Mrs. Stephens supported |
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the company's operations as co-owner, board secretary, and director |
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of public relations and special events; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, |
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F. L. "Steve" Stephens is a former director of First Financial |
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Bankshares, San Angelo National Bank, and West Texas Utilities |
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Company; over the years, this esteemed Texan has given back to the |
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business community through his work as chair of the Texas, West |
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Texas, and San Angelo Chambers of Commerce, as well as in leadership |
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roles for the local, state, and national Jaycees organizations; |
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moreover, he is a past chair of the San Angelo Health Foundation, |
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the Tom Green County United Way Campaign, and other local |
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institutions, and he has held gubernatorial appointments to the |
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Texas Board of Criminal Justice and the Texas Strategic Economic |
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Development Planning Commission; and |
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WHEREAS, Another proud Longhorn, Pollyanna Stephens is also |
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an exceptionally engaged citizen, having served on the boards of |
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the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, the San Angelo Communities |
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Foundation, and the San Angelo Business and Education Coalition; |
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among the many other organizations that have benefited from her |
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involvement are Volunteers in Public Schools, the YMCA, the Rio |
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Concho Manor Retirement Center, and the West Texas Lighthouse for |
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the Blind, and she has additionally volunteered her time with the |
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Junior League of San Angelo, which she served as president and as a |
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National Committee member; moreover, she and her husband have |
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co-chaired the Beacon to the Future Committee for a new library in |
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Tom Green County; and |
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WHEREAS, This dynamic couple have been recognized as Citizens |
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of the Year by the San Angelo Chamber of Commerce, and in honor of |
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their many good works, a number of facilities in San Angelo now bear |
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their name, including the Stephens Natatorium at the YMCA, the |
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Stephens County Library, the Stephens Arena at Angelo State |
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University, and the Stephens Performing Arts Center; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Stephens have been married nearly six |
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decades, and they are blessed with two daughters, Susan and Liz, and |
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four grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Through a lifetime of purposeful endeavor, |
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Pollyanna and Steve Stephens have contributed immeasurably to the |
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San Angelo community, and in so doing, they have earned the deep and |
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lasting respect of their fellow Texans; 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 Pollyanna and Steve Stephens on |
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their receipt of the Distinguished Citizen Award from the Texas |
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Southwest Council of the Boy Scouts of America and extend to them |
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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 Mr. and Mrs. Stephens as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |