H.R. No. 1599
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Alex Priakos has distinguished herself as executive
director of Mesquite Social Services; and
WHEREAS, MSS is a crisis relief agency that provides food and
financial assistance to needy families in Mesquite, Sunnyvale,
Seagoville, and Balch Springs; each year, the organization serves
some 10,000 individuals; and
WHEREAS, A graduate of Liberty University, Ms. Priakos is a
former business owner who was inspired to pursue a career in the
nonprofit sector after working for the Girl Scouts in Oklahoma; she
joined MSS in the summer of 2008, and since accepting that post she
has overseen a job program that offers GED, English as a Second
Language, job readiness, job etiquette, basic computer, and
financial literacy training; her goals for the agency include
adding financial help with health care to the list of available
services; and
WHEREAS, Alex Priakos has brought deeply caring, committed,
and energetic leadership to her work at Mesquite Social Services,
and together with that agency's skilled and dedicated staff, she is
providing programs of immeasurable value to many Texans; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby honor Alex Priakos for her outstanding work as
executive director of Mesquite Social Services and extend to her
sincere best wishes for continued success with her important work;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Priakos as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Miklos
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1599 was adopted by the House on May
4, 2009, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House