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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, In her diligent service as Capitol nurse |
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practitioner, Ellen Fontana has provided expert assistance to |
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numerous public officials and state employees during the 85th Texas |
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Legislature, thereby helping to ensure the overall health and |
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productivity of the legislative community; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Fontana has worked as a registered nurse for 22 |
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years and as a nurse practitioner for the past 15, specializing in |
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adult health; she trained at Loyola University Chicago, where she |
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received her bachelor's and master's degrees; after serving as a |
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nurse practitioner at the University of Chicago, she has spent the |
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majority of her career in the Lone Star State; and |
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WHEREAS, Before accepting the position of Capitol nurse |
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practitioner, Ms. Fontana primarily cared for underserved Texas |
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residents, including patients with mental illness and HIV; a member |
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of Texas Nurse Practitioners, she regularly volunteers as a |
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preceptor for nursing students from several local universities; in |
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her off-duty hours, she enjoys spending time with her family, |
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exercising, and being outdoors; and |
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WHEREAS, While meeting the sometimes exhausting demands of |
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the legislative session, the members of the Capitol community are |
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fortunate to benefit from the skill and expertise of Ellen Fontana, |
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and she is indeed deserving of recognition for her significant |
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contributions; 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 Ellen Fontana for her service as Capitol |
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nurse practitioner 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. Fontana as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |