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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Allison Ehrlich 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, Born and raised in Corpus Christi, Ms. Ehrlich |
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earned a bachelor's degree in communications media from Texas A&M |
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University-Corpus Christi; a former library assistant at La Retama |
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Central Library and TAMU-Corpus Christi's Mary and Jeff Bell |
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Library, she has served as the archivist for the Corpus Christi |
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Caller-Times since 2007; moreover, she joined the newspaper's |
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editorial board in 2012 and writes a weekly column on Corpus Christi |
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history; she is married to Eric Ehrlich, and they are the proud |
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parents of two children; 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 Allison Ehrlich 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. Ehrlich as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |