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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Stephanie Brady is retiring from Texas Health and |
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Human Services on June 27, 2025, drawing to a close an exemplary |
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career with the agency that has spanned more than two and a half |
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decades; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of the DeBakey High School for Health |
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Professions in Houston, Mrs. Brady went on to earn a sociology |
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degree from Rice University and a master's degree in nursing from |
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The University of Texas at Austin; in 1998, she began her career |
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with HHS at Austin State Hospital, where she worked for 10 years as |
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a staff nurse, charge nurse, and shift supervisor; subsequently, |
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she was a direct care nurse and case manager with the Abilene State |
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Supported Living Center; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2012, Mrs. Brady moved to Von Ormy and |
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transferred to San Antonio State Hospital; over the course of her |
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tenure at SASH, she has served as a staff nurse, nurse manager, and |
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a nurse administrator; in her current role as a nurse |
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administrator, she oversees four forensic psychiatric units that |
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treat patients from the Bexar County Jail system; and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Mrs. Brady enjoys the love and |
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support of her husband, J. D. Brady; she looks forward to spending |
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more time traveling and sailing in her retirement; and |
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WHEREAS, Stephanie Brady has devoted her entire career to |
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helping people with mental health issues, and in so doing, she has |
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made a positive difference in the lives of many fellow Texans and |
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earned the lasting respect and admiration of her colleagues; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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hereby congratulate Stephanie Brady on her retirement from Texas |
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Health and Human Services and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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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. Brady as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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Senate. |