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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Kathryn Wemer has been presented with a 2017-2018 |
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Daniel E. Kilgore Local History Award by the Nueces County |
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Historical Society; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 2004, this accolade is annually |
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bestowed on individuals who have rendered distinguished service in |
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advancing the NCHS mission to promote and preserve the history of |
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Nueces County and the Coastal Bend; the award is named in memory of |
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Daniel Kilgore, an influential lay historian, collector, and author |
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who passed away in 1995; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Wemer retired from the Corpus Christi |
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Independent School District after a career of more than 36 years as |
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an American and Texas history teacher, and she continues to work as |
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a substitute teacher; beyond the classroom, she serves as a docent |
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at the Centennial House, speaks about various history topics for |
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local organizations, and researches and coordinates the |
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dedications of Texas Historical Commission markers in Corpus |
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Christi and around Nueces County; she is currently the vice |
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president of the Nueces County Historical Society, a role that |
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involves overseeing the group's monthly programs; and |
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WHEREAS, This notable Texan has demonstrated a profound |
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commitment to the stewardship of local history, and her |
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contributions will help current and future generations of Coastal |
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Bend residents more fully understand and appreciate their rich |
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heritage; 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 Kathryn Wemer on her receipt of a |
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2017-2018 Daniel E. Kilgore Local History Award from the Nueces |
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County Historical Society 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. Wemer as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Herrero |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1885 was adopted by the House on May |
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24, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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