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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Texas Senate is pleased to pay tribute to one |
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of its most beloved employees, Jane Fisher, who is retiring as |
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director of Staff Services on August 31, 2021, after 40 years and |
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six months of service to the Senate and more than 48 years of |
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service to the state; and |
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WHEREAS, Jane began her successful career in state service |
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as an employee of the Texas Education Agency, and she went on to |
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serve in the Office of the Comptroller of Public Accounts; she |
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left Texas in 1979 to work for Congressman Jack Hightower in |
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Washington, D.C., and she returned home after a year and joined |
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the staffs of Texas Senators Ray Farabee and Ed Howard; and |
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WHEREAS, Jane worked briefly for Staff Services in early |
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1983 and transitioned to the office of Senator Roy Blake in March |
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of that year; she returned to Staff Services on June 1, 1984, and |
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in the years that have followed, she has been an indispensable |
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source of departmental support and leadership; her experience |
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included serving as assistant director before her promotion to |
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director; and |
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WHEREAS, During her tenure as head of Staff Services, Jane |
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has overseen innumerable large bill printings and bill |
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distributions, maintained audio recordings and transcripts of |
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Senate committee hearings and floor sessions, and managed |
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large-scale word-processing jobs for official Senate business; |
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she has distinguished herself through her professionalism and |
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her faultless attention to detail, and she has ensured |
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departmental efficiency to the benefit of the Senate and the |
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public while fostering a positive work environment; and |
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WHEREAS, Jane is noted for the invaluable assistance she |
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has so generously provided to staff members in Senate offices, |
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and she is admired by her co-workers and others for her strong |
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work ethic and her administrative expertise; known for her easy |
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smile and her humble nature, she has built lasting friendships |
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with many throughout the Capitol, and she can often be found |
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walking the halls of the extension with some of her enthusiastic |
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fitness partners; her devoted department staff members have |
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enjoyed her ever-present warmth and good-natured personality, as |
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well as such in-office amenities as her famous sugar and oatmeal |
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cookies during the holidays; and |
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WHEREAS, A cherished member of the Senate family, Jane |
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Fisher has shown exceptional diligence in managing the complex |
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responsibilities of a Staff Services director; she has earned the |
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enduring respect of legislators and her colleagues and has set |
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lasting standards of excellence in her department; her presence |
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in the Senate will be greatly missed; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby commend Jane Fisher for |
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her exemplary career in state service and for more than 40 years |
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of outstanding service to the Texas Senate and extend to her best |
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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 high regard from the Texas Senate. |