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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Miriam M. Elizondo has stepped down as executive |
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director of the Rape Crisis Center in San Antonio, concluding an |
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exemplary 13 years of service to the center and its clients; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of The University of Texas at San |
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Antonio, Ms. Elizondo went on to complete a master's degree in |
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psychology in 2005 at Our Lady of the Lake University; after |
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accepting an internship with the Rape Crisis Center, beginning what |
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she believed would be a temporary affiliation, she felt a calling to |
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continue her work there; she signed on as a full-time clinician, and |
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in 2007 she was named clinical director of the center; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout her tenure, Ms. Elizondo has executed |
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her duties with skill, energy, and selfless commitment; honored by |
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Our Lady of the Lake University with the Outstanding Alumni Award, |
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she was also selected as a 2016-2017 Tesoro Leadership Fellow by the |
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San Antonio Area Foundation; and |
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WHEREAS, Miriam Elizondo's leadership and compassion have |
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contributed immeasurably to the work of the Rape Crisis Center, and |
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she may reflect with pride on all that she has accomplished as she |
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embarks on the next chapter of her life; 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 Miriam M. Elizondo for her service to the |
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Rape Crisis Center in San Antonio and extend to her sincere best |
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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 Ms. Elizondo as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |