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1	1	H.R. No. 1773
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Brigitte Rogers of Sonora has worked tirelessly in
6	6	behalf of senior citizens of the Lone Star State; and
7	7	WHEREAS, Born in Beuthen, Germany, and raised in Berlin, Ms.
8	8	Rogers subsequently moved to Dallas and in 1992 relocated to
9	9	Sonora; and
10	10	WHEREAS, Long interested in issues affecting older citizens,
11	11	Ms. Rogers has served in the Texas Silver-Haired Legislature since
12	12	2002; the author of numerous resolutions, she has chaired the
13	13	retirement and aging committee and presently serves on the
14	14	rural-urban and communications committees; she is also a member of
15	15	the National Silver Haired Congress and a lifetime member of the
16	16	National Council of Silver Haired Legislators; and
17	17	WHEREAS, In the course of her career as an advocate, Ms.
18	18	Rogers has assisted in securing a freeze, in five cities and four
19	19	counties, on property taxes levied on elderly and disabled persons
20	20	with homesteads; and
21	21	WHEREAS, For nearly 15 years, Ms. Rogers has served as a
22	22	Health Information Counseling and Advocacy Program volunteer
23	23	certified benefits counselor, working in conjunction with the
24	24	Concho Valley Area Agency on Aging; she has also helped lead the
25	25	Sutton County Committee on Aging and served as a volunteer manager
26	26	for Sutton County Lifeline; moreover, she is a member of the Concho
27	27	Valley Regional Advisory Committee on Aging and a member of the
28	28	Retired Senior Volunteer Program; and
29	29	WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan has been deeply involved as well
30	30	in Lions Clubs International; a member of the Sonora Downtown Lions
31	31	Club and an associate member of the San Angelo Concho Pearl Lions
32	32	Club, she has served as district chair for a number of committees
33	33	and as president of the Western Texas Lions Eye Bank Alliance Board
34	34	of Directors; and
35	35	WHEREAS, In recognition of her extensive good works, Ms.
36	36	Rogers has been inducted into the Concho Valley Senior Hall of Fame,
37	37	honored by the president of Lions Clubs International with the
38	38	Distinguished Leadership Medal, and named the recipient of numerous
39	39	other accolades; and
40	40	WHEREAS, Brigitte Rogers exemplifies the highest standard of
41	41	civic engagement, and her staunch advocacy for senior citizens and
42	42	other worthy causes has touched the lives of countless fellow
43	43	Texans; now, therefore, be it
44	44	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
45	45	Legislature hereby commend Brigitte Rogers for her service as a
46	46	member of the Texas Silver-Haired Legislature and for her other
47	47	outstanding community contributions and that she be extended
48	48	sincere best wishes for continued success in all of her endeavors;
49	49	and, be it further
50	50	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
51	51	prepared for Ms. Rogers as an expression of high regard by the Texas
52	52	House of Representatives.
53	53	Hilderbran
54	54	______________________________
55	55	Speaker of the House
56	56	I certify that H.R. No. 1773 was adopted by the House on May
57	57	11, 2009, by a non-record vote.
58	58	______________________________
59	59	Chief Clerk of the House