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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, For more than five decades, Pat Peale of Lake Kiowa |
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has worked tirelessly to advance the goals of the Republican Party; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A longtime grassroots volunteer, Ms. Peale gained |
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early experience as chair of a University of Miami rally in support |
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of the Eisenhower-Nixon ticket; she went on to serve several other |
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Republican presidential, gubernatorial, and congressional |
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campaigns in volunteer and leadership positions; after making her |
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home in Texas, she soon proved an indispensable asset to the state |
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Republican Party, aiding in the campaigns of President George H. W. |
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Bush and President George W. Bush and helping to elect Republican |
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candidates for offices ranging from governor to railroad |
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commissioner; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Peale served as a delegate to the Republican |
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National Convention in 1996 and went on to hold a number of |
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leadership roles with the State Republican Executive Committee; in |
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2000, she was part of the National Selection Committee for the |
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Republican Party of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Pat Peale's efforts in membership development, |
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campaign activities, and community relations for the Cooke County |
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Republican Women resulted in her being named one of the Ten |
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Outstanding Women by the Texas Federation of Republican Women, an |
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organization in which she has been active as a district director as |
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well; she has also served the Cooke County Republican Party as |
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chair; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her decades of political activism in behalf |
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of the Republican Party, Pat Peale has contributed greatly to its |
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growth and success in Cooke County and beyond, and she may indeed |
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reflect with pride on her achievements; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Pat Peale for her many years of service to |
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the Republican Party and extend to her sincere best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Peale as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |