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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Sharon Butterworth of El Paso is receiving the Texas |
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Impact Award from Mental Health America of Texas at the group's |
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annual dinner in Austin on May 5, 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of El Paso and a retired management |
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professional, Ms. Butterworth has devoted much of her time, energy, |
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and expertise over the years to advocating for improved access to |
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mental health care in the Lone Star State; and |
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WHEREAS, This dynamic woman is currently chair-elect of the |
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Paso del Norte Health Foundation and chair of the El Paso Behavioral |
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Health Consortium, and she has served as chair of the Texas |
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Department of Aging and Disability Services board; she was |
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appointed by Governor George Bush to the board of the Texas |
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Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, where she was |
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vice chair, and by Governor Rick Perry to the Texas Health and Human |
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Services Council; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Butterworth has also held membership on the |
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boards of the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, the Brain |
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Trust, the Southwestern Children's Home Trust, and the J. Edward |
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and Helen M. C. Stern Foundation; she is a former chair of the El |
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Paso County United Way board and a past president of the Junior |
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League of El Paso; her accolades include the Lone Star Award from |
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the Association of Substance Abuse Programs, the Women of Impact |
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Award from El Paso Inc., and induction into the El Paso Commission |
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for Women Hall of Fame; and |
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WHEREAS, Thanks to her efforts to eliminate the stigma that |
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surrounds mental illness, Sharon Butterworth has been an important |
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voice for those who cannot always speak for themselves, and she is |
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truly deserving of this special honor; 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 Sharon Butterworth on receiving |
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the Texas Impact Award from Mental Health America of Texas and |
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extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success in her |
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important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Butterworth as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Moody |
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| Allen |
Gonzales of Williamson |
Ortega |
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| Alonzo |
González of El Paso |
Paddie |
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| Anderson of Dallas |
Guillen |
Perez |
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| Anderson of McLennan |
Gutierrez |
Phelan |
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| Biedermann |
Howard |
Reynolds |
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| Bonnen of Brazoria |
Isaac |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| Bonnen of Galveston |
Israel |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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| Burkett |
Johnson of Dallas |
Romero, Jr. |
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| Burns |
Johnson of Harris |
Rose |
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| Cain |
King of Hemphill |
Schofield |
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| Canales |
King of Parker |
Schubert |
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| Capriglione |
King of Uvalde |
Shaheen |
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| Cosper |
Landgraf |
Stephenson |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Longoria |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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| Davis of Harris |
Lozano |
Thompson of Harris |
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| Dean |
Lucio III |
Tinderholt |
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| Gervin-Hawkins |
Nevárez |
Zedler |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1649 was adopted by the House on May 2, |
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2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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