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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Carolyn Byrd Simpson is retiring from the Lubbock |
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Area United Way in the spring of 2019, drawing to a close an |
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outstanding tenure with the organization that has spanned 15 years; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Simpson benefited the Lubbock Area United Way as |
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a loaned executive and as a member of the Community Planning Council |
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before being hired as director of the organization's Success by 6 |
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initiative in 2004; since then, she has worked tirelessly to ensure |
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the birth of healthy babies and to promote early literacy and school |
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readiness, and she has provided further support in the areas of |
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community impact, advocacy, and legislative affairs; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to her work with United Way, Ms. Simpson |
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has given back to her community as program director for the |
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Volunteer Center of Lubbock and as chair of the South Plains |
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Coalition for Child Abuse Prevention, which established Go Blue |
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Lubbock and the Child Abuse Conference under her leadership; she |
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also helped secure the Healthy Outcomes through Prevention and |
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Early Intervention Services contract for Lubbock County, and she |
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has contributed to numerous other groups and initiatives, among |
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them the City of Lubbock Youth Commission and the Mayor's Task Force |
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on Families; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Simpson has received a number of accolades in |
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recognition of her efforts, including a Woman of Excellence award |
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from the YWCA and a Champion for Children award from Early Learning |
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Centers of Lubbock; she holds bachelor's and master's degrees in |
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education from Texas Tech University; and |
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WHEREAS, Carolyn Simpson has demonstrated a lasting |
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commitment to making the Lubbock area a better place for all, and in |
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so doing, she has earned the deep respect and appreciation of her |
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fellow residents; 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 Carolyn Byrd Simpson on her |
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retirement from the Lubbock Area United Way and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; 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. Simpson as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Frullo |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1407 was adopted by the House on May |
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10, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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