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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 258
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Cynthia Walker, who retired as an employee of the Texas |
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Department of Transportation on August 31, 2020, after more than |
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35 years of distinguished state service; and |
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WHEREAS, Cynthia Walker began serving the Texas Department |
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of Transportation as a travel counselor I at the Gainesville |
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Travel Information Center in 1984; after earning national |
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certification, she rose to the positions of travel counselor II, |
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III, and IV, and in 2005 she was promoted to lead worker; she |
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retired as an information specialist III in the Travel |
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Information Division; and |
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WHEREAS, Cynthia's numerous accomplishments include |
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completing a three-year tourism college program and a capstone |
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project that qualified her as a certified tourism executive; she |
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served a two-year term as an Achieving Service Excellence |
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instructor, and she was nominated by her peers and selected to |
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receive the Roadrunner Award for Exceptional Service by a travel |
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counselor; and |
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WHEREAS, Cynthia's career also includes six years with the |
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Texas Department of Human Services, and wherever she served, |
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Cynthia handled her wide-ranging responsibilities with |
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exceptional care and dedication; she was respected and admired by |
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her colleagues, and her presence at the Texas Department of |
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Transportation is 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, hereby commend Cynthia Walker on her outstanding |
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career and on her many contributions to the state and extend to |
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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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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 April 14, 2021. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |