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| 2 | 2 | | <BillNo> <Sponsor> |
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| 4 | 4 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 661 |
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| 5 | 5 | | By Doggett |
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| 8 | 8 | | HJR0661 |
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| 9 | 9 | | 007572 |
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| 12 | 12 | | A RESOLUTION to honor the late Bertha Mae Dees Faulkner, |
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| 13 | 13 | | posthumous recipient of the Governor's |
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| 14 | 14 | | Volunteer Stars Award. |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, it is fitting that the members of this General Assembly should specially |
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| 17 | 17 | | recognize those estimable citizens who have dedicated their time and energies to helping |
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| 18 | 18 | | others; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, each year, 1.3 million Tennessee volunteers give over 99 million hours of |
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| 20 | 20 | | community service, contributing $2.6 billion to Tennessee's economy; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, these volunteers are the backbone of our communities, and by donating |
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| 22 | 22 | | their time and talents to fulfill needs that would otherwise go unmet, they embody the spirit of |
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| 23 | 23 | | giving; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Bertha Mae Dees Faulkner of Lawrence County was one such exemplary |
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| 25 | 25 | | person; Ms. Faulkner has been posthumously honored with the Governor's Volunteer Stars |
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| 26 | 26 | | Award in recognition of her laudable commitment to her community; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Bertha Mae Dees Faulkner began working with the South Central Human |
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| 28 | 28 | | Resource Agency in the Head Start Program in 1973; after serving the children in her |
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| 29 | 29 | | community in this capacity for thirty-three years, she began volunteering at New Prospect |
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| 30 | 30 | | Elementary School; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, known affectionately as "Ma Bert" by first-grade students at New Prospect, |
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| 32 | 32 | | Mrs. Faulkner mentored and tutored children for nineteen years as a member of the school's |
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| 33 | 33 | | Foster Grandparent Program; and |
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| 34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, during her nearly two decades at New Prospect Elementary School, "Ma |
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| 35 | 35 | | Bert" was a stand-in granny for more than 370 students; her legacy of compassion and service |
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| 40 | 40 | | lives on through these individuals, as well as her three children, six grandchildren, and seven |
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| 41 | 41 | | great-grandchildren; and |
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| 42 | 42 | | WHEREAS, Mrs. Faulkner was a model citizen; her commitment to helping others |
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| 43 | 43 | | through volunteerism epitomized the spirit of the Volunteer State; now, therefore, |
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| 44 | 44 | | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED |
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| 45 | 45 | | FOURTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE |
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| 46 | 46 | | CONCURRING, that we honor the late Bertha Mae Dees Faulkner, posthumous recipient of the |
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| 47 | 47 | | Governor's Volunteer Stars Award, reflecting fondly on her outstanding community leadership |
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| 48 | 48 | | and her legacy of service above self. |
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| 49 | 49 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared |
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| 50 | 50 | | for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to |
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| 51 | 51 | | the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear |
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| 52 | 52 | | without House or Senate designation. |
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