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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Becky Moeller celebrated her 70th birthday on |
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December 13, 2018, and this occasion provided a welcome opportunity |
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to recognize her for her invaluable contributions to the Coastal |
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Bend region and to the State of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, A committed and stalwart champion for the rights of |
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working men and women in Texas, Ms. Moeller became involved in the |
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labor movement in 1967, when she joined Communications Workers of |
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America Local 6137 as an employee of Southwestern Bell in Corpus |
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Christi; she went on to serve the group in a variety of leadership |
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roles, including chief steward, executive board member, vice |
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president, secretary-treasurer, and president; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2003, Ms. Moeller won election as |
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secretary-treasurer of the Texas AFL-CIO; as the first woman to |
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hold statewide elected office in that organization, she brought |
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efficiencies and oversight to the budget that helped the union |
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successfully navigate a time of transition; she subsequently |
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assumed the office of president in 2007, and during a remarkable |
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tenure that spanned eight years, she ably led the organization's |
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legislative and community service programs on behalf of its more |
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than 235,000 members and helped implement a political education |
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effort that produced substantial gains for labor-friendly |
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candidates at the state and national levels; she also served as |
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president of the Southern Region of the AFL-CIO and on the national |
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AFL-CIO General Board; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Moeller has further benefited her fellow |
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citizens as chair of the commission overseeing the Texas Department |
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of Licensing and Regulation, and she has held membership on the |
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United Way Board of Governors and the Coastal Bend Workforce |
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Development Board; and |
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WHEREAS, Respected and admired by all who are privileged to |
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know her, Becky Moeller may reflect with great satisfaction on a |
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lifetime of achievement, and it is a pleasure to join her many |
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friends and loved ones in honoring her on this important milestone |
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in her life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Becky Moeller on her 70th birthday |
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and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success and |
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happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Moeller as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |