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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 744
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Ann Bradford for her generous support of Centers for |
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Children and Families, Incorporated, and her many contributions |
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to the community; and |
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WHEREAS, Ann Bradford began her longtime career in the |
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service of vulnerable children and families when she joined the |
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Department of Public Welfare shortly after her graduation from |
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Texas Christian University; by the age of 25, she was |
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supervising caseworkers who were serving families across 10 |
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Texas counties; she later moved to Midland, and she worked for |
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eight years as an area administrator with the Texas Department |
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of Human Services; and |
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WHEREAS, Ann served as chief executive officer of the |
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Centers for Children and Families for 13 years; during her |
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tenure, the organization expanded its Post Adoption service |
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provider contract with the Texas Department of Protective and |
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Regulatory Services to include 188 Texas counties; Ann also |
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fostered partnerships that led to advanced training |
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opportunities for caseworkers and practitioners and improved |
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services for clients, and she spearheaded a successful campaign |
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to build a new administrative office in Midland that greatly |
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increased the center's capacity to serve area children and |
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families; and |
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WHEREAS, A dedicated fund-raiser and community ambassador, |
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Ann Bradford has remained a strong advocate for the Centers for |
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ChildrenandFamiliessinceherretirement,andsheiscommitted |
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to continue serving families through her ongoing support of the |
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organization; a courtyard at the Centers for Children and |
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Families was recently named in Ann's honor as a tribute to her |
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many years of outstanding service on the organization's behalf; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby commend Ann Bradford on her exceptional |
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career with Centers for Children and Families, Incorporated, and |
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on her lifelong work on behalf of vulnerable children and extend |
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to her best wishes in all her future endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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Seliger |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 15, 2019. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |