H.R. No. 1773
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Brigitte Rogers of Sonora has worked tirelessly in
behalf of senior citizens of the Lone Star State; and
WHEREAS, Born in Beuthen, Germany, and raised in Berlin, Ms.
Rogers subsequently moved to Dallas and in 1992 relocated to
Sonora; and
WHEREAS, Long interested in issues affecting older citizens,
Ms. Rogers has served in the Texas Silver-Haired Legislature since
2002; the author of numerous resolutions, she has chaired the
retirement and aging committee and presently serves on the
rural-urban and communications committees; she is also a member of
the National Silver Haired Congress and a lifetime member of the
National Council of Silver Haired Legislators; and
WHEREAS, In the course of her career as an advocate, Ms.
Rogers has assisted in securing a freeze, in five cities and four
counties, on property taxes levied on elderly and disabled persons
with homesteads; and
WHEREAS, For nearly 15 years, Ms. Rogers has served as a
Health Information Counseling and Advocacy Program volunteer
certified benefits counselor, working in conjunction with the
Concho Valley Area Agency on Aging; she has also helped lead the
Sutton County Committee on Aging and served as a volunteer manager
for Sutton County Lifeline; moreover, she is a member of the Concho
Valley Regional Advisory Committee on Aging and a member of the
Retired Senior Volunteer Program; and
WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan has been deeply involved as well
in Lions Clubs International; a member of the Sonora Downtown Lions
Club and an associate member of the San Angelo Concho Pearl Lions
Club, she has served as district chair for a number of committees
and as president of the Western Texas Lions Eye Bank Alliance Board
of Directors; and
WHEREAS, In recognition of her extensive good works, Ms.
Rogers has been inducted into the Concho Valley Senior Hall of Fame,
honored by the president of Lions Clubs International with the
Distinguished Leadership Medal, and named the recipient of numerous
other accolades; and
WHEREAS, Brigitte Rogers exemplifies the highest standard of
civic engagement, and her staunch advocacy for senior citizens and
other worthy causes has touched the lives of countless fellow
Texans; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby commend Brigitte Rogers for her service as a
member of the Texas Silver-Haired Legislature and for her other
outstanding community contributions and that she be extended
sincere best wishes for continued success in all of her endeavors;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Rogers as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Hilderbran
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1773 was adopted by the House on May
11, 2009, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House