| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1130 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Bert Pfeister of San Antonio is rendering |
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| 6 | 6 | | outstanding humanitarian service in his role as president and CEO |
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| 7 | 7 | | of Respite Care; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, A nonprofit agency, Respite Care was founded in 1987 |
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| 9 | 9 | | to fill a gap in services provided to children with special needs; |
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| 10 | 10 | | its programs include a child daycare along with Mother's Day Out, |
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| 11 | 11 | | Family Day Out, and Parents Night Out; the organization also |
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| 12 | 12 | | operates the Davidson Respite House Emergency Shelter, which |
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| 13 | 13 | | provides temporary and emergency housing for children with |
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| 14 | 14 | | developmental disabilities or complex medical diagnoses who are |
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| 15 | 15 | | taken into state custody from all over Texas; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Under Mr. Pfeister's direction, Respite Care has |
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| 17 | 17 | | been licensed as a foster care placement agency for children with |
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| 18 | 18 | | special and habilitative needs; the agency also provides training |
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| 19 | 19 | | and support for prospective foster parents, to help them cope with |
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| 20 | 20 | | the challenges they will face and to assist them in enabling their |
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| 21 | 21 | | children to reach their full potential; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, In order to define community services that best |
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| 23 | 23 | | support families with special needs children, Respite Care served |
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| 24 | 24 | | as the lead agency in a five-year research initiative, a study |
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| 25 | 25 | | funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and |
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| 26 | 26 | | completed in 2008; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, About six years ago, Mr. Pfeister became the foster |
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| 28 | 28 | | parent of three siblings, aged three, four, and five, who were in |
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| 29 | 29 | | the care of Davidson Respite House; several years ago he completed |
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| 30 | 30 | | the adoption process, and today, his sons and daughter are |
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| 31 | 31 | | thriving; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | WHEREAS, Formerly an executive with AT&T, Bert Pfeister has |
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| 33 | 33 | | brought deeply caring, committed, and energetic leadership to his |
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| 34 | 34 | | work at Respite Care, and together with that agency's skilled and |
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| 35 | 35 | | dedicated staff, he is providing programs of immeasurable value to |
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| 36 | 36 | | many young Texans; now, therefore, be it |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 38 | 38 | | Legislature hereby honor Bert Pfeister for his sterling work as |
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| 39 | 39 | | president and CEO of Respite Care and extend to him sincere best |
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| 40 | 40 | | wishes for continued success in all his endeavors; and, be it |
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| 41 | 41 | | further |
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| 42 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 43 | 43 | | prepared for Mr. Pfeister as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 44 | 44 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 45 | 45 | | Martinez Fischer |
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| 46 | 46 | | ______________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 48 | 48 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1130 was adopted by the House on April |
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| 49 | 49 | | 9, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 50 | 50 | | ______________________________ |
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| 51 | 51 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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