| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2774 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Meredith Kate Bell has distinguished herself |
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| 6 | 6 | | throughout her college athletic career as a member of The |
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| 7 | 7 | | University of Texas at Tyler softball team; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, This versatile player has excelled in a number of |
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| 9 | 9 | | positions for the Patriots and was named to the All-Conference Team |
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| 10 | 10 | | for the American Southwest Conference three times, once as a |
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| 11 | 11 | | catcher, once as a designated player, and once for her performance |
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| 12 | 12 | | at first base; Ms. Bell also earned a spot on the ASC All-Conference |
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| 13 | 13 | | Tournament Team each year from 2007 through 2009 and was an NCAA |
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| 14 | 14 | | All-Region Team honoree as a sophomore in 2007 and as a senior in |
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| 15 | 15 | | 2009; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Her final year of collegiate competition proved |
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| 17 | 17 | | especially memorable for Ms. Bell; she racked up 14 home runs and 40 |
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| 18 | 18 | | runs batted in and helped UT Tyler to claim the ASC championship; |
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| 19 | 19 | | moreover, the team went on to win the West Regional tournament and |
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| 20 | 20 | | contended for the national championship in the NCAA Division III |
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| 21 | 21 | | Softball College World Series in Montclair, New Jersey; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Bell's outstanding work with the Patriots is |
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| 23 | 23 | | clear from her statistics; she compiled a .327 career batting |
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| 24 | 24 | | average and an on-base percentage of .382 while accounting for 30 |
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| 25 | 25 | | home runs; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, The daughter of Keith and Annette Bell, Kate Bell |
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| 27 | 27 | | lives in Forney and graduated with a bachelor's degree in business |
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| 28 | 28 | | management in 2009; she intends to pursue a graduate degree in her |
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| 29 | 29 | | field and has been accepted into the master's program in business |
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| 30 | 30 | | administration at UT Tyler; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, An athlete possessing great skill and dedication, |
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| 32 | 32 | | Kate Bell has won the respect and admiration of her teammates and |
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| 33 | 33 | | competitors, and her notable contributions to the UT Tyler softball |
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| 34 | 34 | | squad will be remembered by Patriots fans for years to come; now, |
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| 35 | 35 | | therefore, be it |
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| 36 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 37 | 37 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Meredith Kate Bell on her |
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| 38 | 38 | | exceptional achievements as a member of The University of Texas at |
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| 39 | 39 | | Tyler softball team and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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| 40 | 40 | | success in her future endeavors; and, be it further |
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| 41 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 42 | 42 | | prepared for Ms. Bell as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 43 | 43 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 44 | 44 | | Brown of Kaufman |
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| 45 | 45 | | ______________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 47 | 47 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2774 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 48 | 48 | | 31, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 49 | 49 | | ______________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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