| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2683 |
|---|
| 2 | 2 | | |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | | |
|---|
| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
|---|
| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, An outstanding record of civic service was honored |
|---|
| 6 | 6 | | at the First Lady Tea on March 22, 2009, as Renda Hickerson was |
|---|
| 7 | 7 | | named First Lady of Waxahachie, becoming the 61st person to hold |
|---|
| 8 | 8 | | that coveted title; and |
|---|
| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, A Greenville native, Mrs. Hickerson grew up in Waco |
|---|
| 10 | 10 | | and Waxahachie and graduated from Waxahachie High School; she went |
|---|
| 11 | 11 | | on to obtain a degree from North Texas State Teachers College and |
|---|
| 12 | 12 | | worked as a teacher at Coleman High School; she met her future |
|---|
| 13 | 13 | | husband, Marcus Hickerson, while attending college, and the couple |
|---|
| 14 | 14 | | lived in Texas and California while raising their family; and |
|---|
| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, After she and her husband returned to Waxahachie, |
|---|
| 16 | 16 | | Mrs. Hickerson involved herself in numerous community endeavors; |
|---|
| 17 | 17 | | she has served on the Waxahachie Park Board and the Planning and |
|---|
| 18 | 18 | | Zoning Commission, and she is a member of the Heirloom Club and |
|---|
| 19 | 19 | | Gardeners Limited; her interest in horticulture also inspired her |
|---|
| 20 | 20 | | to help implement a memorial garden in Getzendaner Park; moreover, |
|---|
| 21 | 21 | | she has served on the Historic Preservation Committee of Waxahachie |
|---|
| 22 | 22 | | and the courthouse tours committee, designed plantings at a local |
|---|
| 23 | 23 | | elementary school, and, as a former Crape Myrtle Queen, contributed |
|---|
| 24 | 24 | | to the founding of the Crape Myrtle Council; and |
|---|
| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Renda Hickerson has demonstrated her dedication to |
|---|
| 26 | 26 | | her community in many ways, and her selection as First Lady justly |
|---|
| 27 | 27 | | recognizes her efforts in behalf of the city she loves so well; now, |
|---|
| 28 | 28 | | therefore, be it |
|---|
| 29 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
|---|
| 30 | 30 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Renda Hickerson on her selection as |
|---|
| 31 | 31 | | the 2009 First Lady of Waxahachie and extend to her sincere best |
|---|
| 32 | 32 | | wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further |
|---|
| 33 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
|---|
| 34 | 34 | | prepared for Mrs. Hickerson as an expression of high regard by the |
|---|
| 35 | 35 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
|---|
| 36 | 36 | | Pitts |
|---|
| 37 | 37 | | ______________________________ |
|---|
| 38 | 38 | | Speaker of the House |
|---|
| 39 | 39 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2683 was adopted by the House on May |
|---|
| 40 | 40 | | 31, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
|---|
| 41 | 41 | | ______________________________ |
|---|
| 42 | 42 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
|---|