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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 161
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Elta Joyce Murphey McAfee, who has been named the 2016 |
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Citizen of the Year by the San Angelo Chamber of Commerce; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than 50 years, Elta McAfee has been a |
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vital part of the cultural arts scene in San Angelo, and her |
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legacy of contributing to the community for the greater good has |
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been an inspiration to all those who know her; and |
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WHEREAS, She has been active with the San Angelo Symphony |
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board for more than half a century, and nearly every arts |
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organization in the city has benefited from her generosity and |
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expertise; she is a founding member of the San Angelo Museum of |
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Fine Arts, and in 1983, she was instrumental in fund-raising |
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efforts for the San Angelo Civic Ballet's first performance of |
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The Nutcracker; and |
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WHEREAS, In recognition of her $3 million donation toward |
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the restoration of the City Auditorium facility, the renovated |
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auditorium will be renamed the Elta Joyce Murphey Performance |
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Hall and Stage at San Angelo City Auditorium; other beneficiaries |
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of her efforts include Angelo State University, the Angelo Civic |
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Theater, the San Angelo Junior League, the House of Faith, and |
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Baptist Memorial Hospital; and |
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WHEREAS, She has been an integral part of the fabric of |
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life in San Angelo for many years, and it is truly fitting that |
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she receive special recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby commend Elta Joyce Murphey McAfee on her |
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commitment to excellence in the arts and extend congratulations |
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to her on being named San Angelo's 2016 Citizen of the Year; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 13, 2017. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |