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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Sonja Yates Hubbard was recognized with the Idalee |
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Hawkins Leader of the Year award by Leadership Texarkana at the |
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organization's 10th annual Lunch With Leaders ceremony on April 9, |
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2019; and |
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WHEREAS, Each year, this prestigious accolade is bestowed on |
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an individual who has lived up to the high standard of civic |
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engagement and public spirit set by the award's namesake, |
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Leadership Texarkana alumna Idalee Hawkins; and |
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WHEREAS, A fitting recipient, Ms. Hubbard is currently the |
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CEO of the Yates Group and the president of the board of AR-TX |
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Regional Economic Development, Inc.; she previously served as CEO |
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of E-Z Mart Stores, and she has also held leadership roles with |
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CHRISTUS St. Michael Hospital, the Arkansas Children's Foundation, |
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the Texas A&M University-Texarkana Foundation, and Opportunities, |
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Inc.; and |
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WHEREAS, Sonja Hubbard has contributed to her fellow citizens |
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through a lifetime of purposeful endeavor, and she is indeed |
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deserving of this most recent honor; 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 Sonja Yates Hubbard on being named |
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the 2019 Idalee Hawkins Leader of the Year by Leadership Texarkana |
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and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Hubbard as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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VanDeaver |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1247 was adopted by the House on April |
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26, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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