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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Lettie England of Odessa is an outstanding community |
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leader whose achievements and tireless efforts have immeasurably |
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enhanced cultural life in her area; and |
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WHEREAS, From 2004 through 2010, Ms. England served as |
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administrator of the Presidential Archives and Leadership Library, |
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which is dedicated to the study of the office of the presidency and |
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of our nation's constitutional government and presidential |
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election process; she first joined the museum staff in the 1980s as |
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education/marketing director, during which time she was essential |
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to the construction of an exhibit depicting the chronology and |
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history of the United States from George Washington's presidency to |
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President Kennedy and the Civil Rights Era; she has worked |
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diligently through the years to support the institution, and her |
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leadership was especially vital following the arson fire in 2007 |
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that damaged the historic home once owned by former President |
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George H. W. Bush, which stands on the museum grounds; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. England has also devoted herself to assisting |
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children and the elderly during her 56 years as an Odessa resident; |
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she served as president of the Austin Elementary School PTA for |
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three years and was appointed to the Ector County Child Welfare |
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Board and the Tri-Ethnic Committee of the Ector County Independent |
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School District; she advocated for the young, the elderly, and the |
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arts both locally and statewide as a volunteer in the political |
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arena; and |
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WHEREAS, A licensed social worker, Ms. England is certified |
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as a family life educator by the National Council of Family |
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Relations and has many years' experience as a social worker in |
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hospice and long-term care; she served as a member of the public |
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policy committee of the Texas Association of Homes and Services for |
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the Aging; moreover, she founded the Midland Odessa chapter of the |
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Compassionate Friends support group for the bereaved; with degrees |
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in psychology, education, and history, she has served as a |
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continuing education instructor at Midland and Odessa College and |
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as a guest lecturer in the sociology department of The University of |
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Texas of the Permian Basin; she has also served on the board of the |
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Permian Playhouse and was instrumental in obtaining a grant to |
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support the playhouse; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her myriad endeavors, this dynamic Texan has |
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made Odessa a better place to live and work, and it is indeed a |
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pleasure to recognize her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby honor Lettie England for her contributions to her community |
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and extend to her best 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. England as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives and Senate. |