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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. |