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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Sarah Cockerham Lynch has been named a recipient of |
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a 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award by the Killeen Independent School |
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District Alumni Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Each year, the alumni association recognizes |
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Killeen ISD graduates who have contributed significantly to their |
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communities or professions and who serve as inspiring role models |
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for future generations; and |
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WHEREAS, Sarah Cockerham Lynch attended Fowler and Bellaire |
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Elementary Schools and Nolan Junior High School, and she graduated |
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from Killeen High School in 1975; she went on to teach in Killeen |
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ISD for more than a decade; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Cockerham Lynch is currently chief operating |
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officer of R Lynch Enterprises, and together with her husband, |
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retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General Rick Lynch, she is a dedicated |
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advocate for military service members and their families; she |
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serves as an ambassador for the Gary Sinise Foundation and as an |
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advisor for Operation Finally Home, and she gives generously of her |
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time and talents to benefit the Homes For Our Troops organization; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The accomplishments of noteworthy alumni are a |
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source of great pride to all those associated with Killeen ISD, and |
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Sarah Cockerham Lynch is indeed deserving of this prestigious |
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honor; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Sarah Cockerham Lynch on her |
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receipt of a 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award from the Killeen |
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Independent School District Alumni Association and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Cockerham Lynch as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Buckley |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1470 was adopted by the House on May |
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19, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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