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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Bobbi Arthur is being recognized for her 30 years of |
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dedicated service as supervisor of the Haltom City Senior Center in |
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2023; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Arthur first joined the Haltom City Senior |
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Center in April 1993, and over the course of her tenure, she has |
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worked tirelessly to promote awareness of the center's programs |
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and the many resources available to older adults and their families |
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in Tarrant County; under her leadership, the facility offers a wide |
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variety of classes and activities, including art and fitness |
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classes, as well as meals Monday through Friday; it also hosts |
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special events and holiday celebrations throughout the year; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in her professional community, Mrs. Arthur |
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has served on the Texas Association of Aging Programs board, the |
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Area Agency on Aging of Tarrant County board, the Haltom City Senior |
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Task Force, and the Haltom City Volunteer Service Board; moreover, |
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she chaired the 2009 Texas Conference on Aging, and she also helped |
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establish the Northeast Senior Jamboree and the social |
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transportation program, Friends Helping Friends; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Arthur began her career as a nurse's aide at a |
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nursing home in Lake Milton, Ohio, in 1979, shortly after |
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graduating from high school; she moved to Texas in 1981 and earned |
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certification as a nursing home activity director through Tarrant |
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County College, and she worked as a nursing home activity and social |
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services coordinator for more than a decade before joining the |
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Haltom City center; in all her endeavors, she enjoys the love and |
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support of her husband, Delbert, as well as her three daughters, |
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Tiffany, Lisa, and Amy, and her five grandchildren, Robert, Kaia, |
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Casio, Covie, and Sophie; and |
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WHEREAS, Passionate about helping make the lives of area |
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seniors happier and healthier, Bobbi Arthur has had a positive and |
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lasting impact in her community, and she may reflect with pride on |
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her many accomplishments as she celebrates this special milestone |
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in her career; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Bobbi Arthur for her three decades of |
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outstanding service to the Haltom City Senior Center and extend to |
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her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Arthur as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Klick |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1546 was adopted by the House on May |
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15, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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