H.R. No. 2635
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Bee County Clerk Mirella Escamilla Davis has been
named the 2009 Region 8 County Clerk of the Year by the County &
District Clerks Association of Texas; and
WHEREAS, Chosen from more than 30 county clerks in Region 8,
Mirella Davis was recognized for her exemplary record of hard work,
professionalism, and involvement in volunteer projects; in
addition to organizing a relief shipment to government employees
impacted by Hurricane Ike, she has arranged a Cinco De Mayo
celebration and Independence Day picnic for county employees,
raised $2,000 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, and promoted
and organized events for County Government Week in Bee County; Ms.
Davis is thought to be the first Bee County Clerk to receive this
prestigious honor; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Davis was born in Karnes City and graduated from
Three Rivers High School; she went on to earn an associate's degree
in secretarial science from Bee County College; in 1993, she was
hired as deputy county clerk, a position she held for a decade
before becoming county clerk; and
WHEREAS, Active in her community, Ms. Davis is a member of the
Bee County Historical Commission and serves on the Bee County
Junior Livestock & Homemakers Show board of directors; she has also
served as 4-H Club manager since 1992; in all of her endeavors, she
has been blessed with the support of a loving family, which includes
her husband, Melvin, and her two children, Micah Agapita and Dustin
Diego; and
WHEREAS, Mirella Davis is an outstanding public servant whose
dedicated efforts are of tremendous benefit to Bee County, and it is
most fitting that her achievements be celebrated with this honor;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Mirella Escamilla Davis on being
named Region 8 County Clerk of the Year and extend to her best
wishes for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Davis as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Gonzalez Toureilles
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2635 was adopted by the House on May
31, 2009, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House