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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Sandy Hilliard of Canton is stepping down in 2019 as |
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president of the Region 4 Child Welfare Board and as vice president |
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of the Texas Council of Child Welfare Boards, drawing to a close |
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more than two decades of exemplary volunteer service with the |
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state's foster care programs; and |
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WHEREAS, A longtime champion for foster children, |
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Ms. Hilliard has made a positive difference in the lives of |
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countless young Texans; she has served for five years as president |
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of the Region 4 CWB, which is made up of 23 counties in East Texas, |
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and for two years as vice president of the TCCWB, which oversees all |
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254 county welfare boards in the state; moreover, she was a member |
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of the Van Zandt County CWB for two decades, and in her work as a |
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court appointed special advocate in Van Zandt County, she helped |
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facilitate the adoption of 11 children; and |
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WHEREAS, This caring woman's other community contributions |
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include serving for 18 years on the Tri-County Selective Service |
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Board, which covers Kaufman, Rockwall, and Van Zandt Counties; in |
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addition, she was a member of the Cancer Board of Van Zandt County |
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for three years, serving as chair of the county's first two Relays |
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for Life; for 45 years, she has performed as "Mrs. Claus" at holiday |
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celebrations; and |
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WHEREAS, The recipient of numerous honors, Ms. Hilliard has |
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been recognized as Woman of the Year by the Canton Chamber of |
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Commerce, as Woman of the Year by Van Zandt County, as Volunteer of |
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the Year by the Van Zandt County CWB, as Child Welfare Board Member |
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Volunteer of the Year for Region 4, as State Volunteer of the Year |
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by the TCCWB, and as Citizen of the Year by the East Texas Council of |
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Governments; and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Ms. Hilliard enjoys the love |
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and support of her husband, Cary Hilliard, and she takes great pride |
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in her two children, her four grandchildren, and her |
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great-granddaughter; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas is fortunate to have such compassionate and |
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engaged residents as Sandy Hilliard, whose history of volunteerism |
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is an inspiration to all who know her; 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 Sandy Hilliard for her 20 years of |
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volunteer service with the state's foster care programs and extend |
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to her sincere 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. Hilliard as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |