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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 153
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WHEREAS, For seven decades, the Women's Symphony League of |
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Tyler has contributed immeasurably to the arts community in East |
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Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, The Women's Symphony League of Tyler was founded |
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in 1955 by Lillie Belle Etter, Imogene Fair, Cris Selman, Zoe |
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Talbert, and Gertrude Windsor to promote the growth and |
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development of the East Texas Symphony Orchestra; the five women |
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organized the charter membership of the league, which since its |
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inception has raised millions of dollars to support ETSO and |
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music education in the region; symphony league volunteers offer |
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assistance at each orchestra performance, and volunteers also |
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help provide meals and housing for musicians visiting Tyler; and |
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WHEREAS, Benefiting from the current leadership of |
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president Holly Long Burke, the Women's Symphony League today |
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counts more than 500 active members; among its initiatives, the |
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group oversees the Junior Symphony League and awards |
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scholarships to high school and middle school students |
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participating in music programs and to individuals who are |
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majoring in music at a college or university; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the past 70 years, the Women's Symphony |
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League of Tyler has played an important role in educating and |
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uniting people through the power of music, and its members, both |
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past and present, may indeed take great pride in the cultural |
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impact they have made across the East Texas region; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, hereby commend the Women's Symphony League of Tyler |
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for its longtime contributions to music education and the East |
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Texas Symphony Orchestra and extend to all those associated with |
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the organization sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for the league as an expression of high regard from the |
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Texas Senate. |
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Hughes |
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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 February 26, 2025. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |