81R21810 JKB-D
By: Pitts H.R. No. 2683
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, An outstanding record of civic service was honored
at the First Lady Tea on March 22, 2009, as Renda Hickerson was
named First Lady of Waxahachie, becoming the 61st person to hold
that coveted title; and
WHEREAS, A Greenville native, Mrs. Hickerson grew up in Waco
and Waxahachie and graduated from Waxahachie High School; she went
on to obtain a degree from North Texas State Teachers College and
worked as a teacher at Coleman High School; she met her future
husband, Marcus Hickerson, while attending college, and the couple
lived in Texas and California while raising their family; and
WHEREAS, After she and her husband returned to Waxahachie,
Mrs. Hickerson involved herself in numerous community endeavors;
she has served on the Waxahachie Park Board and the Planning and
Zoning Commission, and she is a member of the Heirloom Club and
Gardeners Limited; her interest in horticulture also inspired her
to help implement a memorial garden in Getzendaner Park; moreover,
she has served on the Historic Preservation Committee of Waxahachie
and the courthouse tours committee, designed plantings at a local
elementary school, and, as a former Crape Myrtle Queen, contributed
to the founding of the Crape Myrtle Council; and
WHEREAS, Renda Hickerson has demonstrated her dedication to
her community in many ways, and her selection as First Lady justly
recognizes her efforts in behalf of the city she loves so well; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Renda Hickerson on her selection as
the 2009 First Lady of Waxahachie and extend to her sincere best
wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mrs. Hickerson as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.