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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Terri Whipple of Corpus Christi has distinguished |
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herself as a highly respected table soccer champion and advocate, |
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and she is indeed deserving of special recognition; and |
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WHEREAS, "Cissi" Whipple has been playing table soccer, or |
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foosball, since the age of 14, and she has been a professional |
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competitor for over two decades; an accomplished performer, she is |
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a former Tornado World Champion, and she holds various state and |
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regional titles; from 2010 to 2012, she served as a player, captain, |
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and coach for the USA World Cup foosball team and was instrumental |
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in its championship-winning efforts, and she was inducted into the |
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Texas Foosball Hall of Fame in 2016; and |
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WHEREAS, Committed to the growth of table soccer, Ms. Whipple |
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has been working tirelessly to get the International Olympic |
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Committee to formally recognize the competition as an Olympic |
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sport; moreover, she has served on the board of directors of the |
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United States Table Soccer Federation and as a goodwill ambassador |
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for the City of Corpus Christi, and she has helped develop |
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competitive foosball programs in Australia and Costa Rica; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her success as a player and her dedicated |
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efforts as an advocate, Cissi Whipple is furthering the |
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international prominence of table soccer, and her achievements are |
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greatly appreciated by foosball enthusiasts in Texas and around the |
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globe; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Terri Whipple for her contributions to |
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the sport of table soccer and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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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. Whipple as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |