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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The 75th birthday of an esteemed Texan is indeed |
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cause for celebration, and Cleotilde Rodriguez Anderson of Plano is |
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marking this significant milestone in her life on April 13, 2021; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Born in 1946, "Coty" Anderson attended Texas Woman's |
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University, where she earned a bachelor's degree in sociology in |
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1968, a master's degree in sociology in 1969, and a school |
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counseling certification in 1977; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Anderson enjoyed a rewarding career in |
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education that spanned 44 years until her retirement in 2014; she |
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was employed in a number of positions with schools in California and |
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Texas, including as a Kindergarten-12th grade school counselor with |
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the Wylie, Plano, and Dallas Independent School Districts; widely |
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respected in her profession, she has served as president, |
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secretary, and founding member of the Northern Metro Counseling |
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Association and as senator and human rights committee chair of the |
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Texas Counseling Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to her community, Ms. Anderson has held |
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leadership positions with such organizations as the League of |
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United Latin American Citizens, the American Red Cross of Collin |
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County, and the North Texas Pioneers Rotary Club; moreover, she |
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cofounded the City of Plano Multicultural Outreach Roundtable and |
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the Plano International Festival; among her many accolades, she was |
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named the 2017 Regional Rotarian of the Year by the North Texas |
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Pioneers Rotary Club and the 2008 Latina of the Year by the Texas |
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LULAC Women's Commission; in 2007, she was inducted into the LULAC |
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National Women's Hall of Fame and she received a presidential medal |
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from the LULAC national president; and |
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WHEREAS, Devoted to her family, Ms. Anderson shared a |
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fulfilling marriage of more than four and a half decades with her |
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husband, the late Thomas Edward Anderson, and she takes great pride |
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in their daughter, Shannon; and |
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WHEREAS, With the passage of another year, Coty Anderson may |
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reflect with great satisfaction on her wide-ranging |
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accomplishments and on the many significant contributions she has |
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made in behalf of her fellow citizens; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Cleotilde Rodriguez Anderson on |
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the joyous occasion of her 75th birthday and extend to her sincere |
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best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Anderson as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |