H.R. No. 77
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Mary Kay Walker of Flower Mound is retiring as
  president of the Seniors in Motion Auxiliary in November 2023,
  following many years of dedicated service; and
         WHEREAS, In 2009, when the Town of Flower Mound began the
  process of establishing a standalone senior center for its Seniors
  in Motion program, Mrs. Walker helped create the SIM Auxiliary as a
  nonprofit organization and became its founding president; the
  community-based group supports Seniors in Motion and purchases
  equipment for its programs and its facilities; after outgrowing a
  renovated building that once served as the first town hall, SIM
  moved into its present-day location in 2015; today, the program has
  more than 2,700 members from Flower Mound and surrounding areas;
  and
         WHEREAS, Mrs. Walker has been active in many other
  organizations as well, including the Retired and Senior Volunteer
  Program Serving Denton County, and when Texas Health Presbyterian
  Hospital Flower Mound opened in 2010, she developed its volunteer
  program; she served on the board of Youth and Family Counseling, and
  as a member of the town's Parks, Arts, and Library Services Board,
  she worked to open the Fort Wildflower recreational area; in
  addition, she has served as the longtime treasurer of the Meadows at
  Cross Timbers Homeowners Association and as president of the MAGIC
  group at First Baptist Church Lewisville; and
         WHEREAS, A retired paralegal, Mrs. Walker began volunteering
  for Legal Aid for Dallas during her professional life; she enhanced
  her expertise in the nonprofit arena by completing the United Way of
  Denton County's Project Blueprint: Board Leadership Training, and
  she gained certification as a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
  Master Wellness Volunteer; named the 2014 Advocate of the Year by
  the Texas Recreation and Park Society North Region Conference, she
  received the President's Lifetime Achievement Award from President
  Barack Obama and the Corporation for National Community Service in
  2016; and
         WHEREAS, Mary Kay Walker has enriched the lives of numerous
  area residents through her tireless efforts in behalf of the SIM
  Auxiliary, and her contributions have earned the admiration and
  appreciation of all who are fortunate enough to know her; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
  Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby honor Mary Kay Walker on
  the occasion of her retirement as president of the Seniors in Motion
  Auxiliary and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and,
  be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Mrs. Walker as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas House of Representatives.
 
  Bumgarner
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 77 was adopted by the House on
  November 1, 2023, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House