| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2031 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Betty Massey is being honored by the Galveston |
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| 6 | 6 | | Independent School District Educational Foundation with its |
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| 7 | 7 | | Educational Leadership Award; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, A nonprofit corporation, the GISD Educational |
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| 9 | 9 | | Foundation was established by a coalition of private, business, |
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| 10 | 10 | | industrial, and civic interests to finance and enhance educational |
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| 11 | 11 | | programs not otherwise funded by the district; its Educational |
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| 12 | 12 | | Leadership Award, now in its sixth year, recognizes those |
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| 13 | 13 | | individuals whose sustained commitment to education has made a |
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| 14 | 14 | | lasting impact in Galveston; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Massey has served her community in myriad ways |
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| 16 | 16 | | through the years in her professional life and as a civic leader; a |
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| 17 | 17 | | graduate of the University of California-Berkeley with a degree in |
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| 18 | 18 | | history, she was a teacher and the director of an innovative private |
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| 19 | 19 | | preschool before becoming education director of the Galveston |
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| 20 | 20 | | Historical Foundation in 1983; increasingly responsible positions |
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| 21 | 21 | | with that organization led to her appointment as executive director |
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| 22 | 22 | | in 1990; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Under her leadership, the Galveston Historical |
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| 24 | 24 | | Foundation won numerous awards and a national reputation as one of |
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| 25 | 25 | | the country's largest and most successful historic preservation |
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| 26 | 26 | | organizations; in 2000, Ms. Massey became executive director of the |
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| 27 | 27 | | Mary Moody Northen Endowment, a private foundation based in |
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| 28 | 28 | | Galveston that makes charitable grants in both Texas and Virginia |
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| 29 | 29 | | and owns and operates two significant historic properties; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, This dedicated volunteer serves on many |
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| 31 | 31 | | professional and advisory boards and has been highly effective in |
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| 32 | 32 | | numerous civic organizations working in behalf of preservation, |
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| 33 | 33 | | education, and economic development; a former chair of the |
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| 34 | 34 | | Galveston Chamber of Commerce and vice chair of the City of |
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| 35 | 35 | | Galveston Park Board of Trustees, she is a founding member of the |
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| 36 | 36 | | GISD Education Foundation and served as vice chair--development |
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| 37 | 37 | | from 2002 to 2005; moreover, she served on the board of the local |
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| 38 | 38 | | chapter of the United Way and as chair of the city's Comprehensive |
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| 39 | 39 | | Plan Review Committee; and |
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| 40 | 40 | | WHEREAS, Following the devastation of Hurricane Ike, the city |
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| 41 | 41 | | council named Ms. Massey to head the Community Recovery Committee; |
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| 42 | 42 | | through her expert management, this diverse group of some 300 |
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| 43 | 43 | | residents was able to distill months of public hearings and |
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| 44 | 44 | | brainstorming into the comprehensive 42 Project Plan; in addition |
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| 45 | 45 | | to recommendations for housing, transportation, and economic |
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| 46 | 46 | | revitalization, the plan includes proposals for strengthening the |
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| 47 | 47 | | educational system to build a vibrant workforce and encourage |
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| 48 | 48 | | families to remain in Galveston or relocate to the city; and |
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| 49 | 49 | | WHEREAS, Betty Massey has set an inspirational standard of |
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| 50 | 50 | | public service, and her vision and commitment to education are |
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| 51 | 51 | | helping to shape a brighter future for the people of Galveston; now, |
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| 52 | 52 | | therefore, be it |
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| 53 | 53 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 54 | 54 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Betty Massey on her receipt of the |
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| 55 | 55 | | Educational Leadership Award from the Galveston Independent School |
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| 56 | 56 | | District Educational Foundation and extend to her best wishes for |
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| 57 | 57 | | continued success in her important endeavors; and, be it further |
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| 58 | 58 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 59 | 59 | | prepared for Ms. Massey as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 60 | 60 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 61 | 61 | | Eiland |
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| 62 | 62 | | ______________________________ |
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| 63 | 63 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 64 | 64 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2031 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 65 | 65 | | 19, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 66 | 66 | | ______________________________ |
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| 67 | 67 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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