81R37366 BPG-D
By: Martinez H.R. No. 2926
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, A member of Epsilon Sigma Alpha International for 50
years, Audrey Eoff of Weslaco is being honored for her myriad
contributions to this outstanding organization at its
International Council Convention in San Antonio on July 16, 2009;
and
WHEREAS, Founded in 1929, ESA is an international leadership
and service organization with some 12,000 members in more than
1,000 chapters; Mrs. Eoff belongs to Lambda Iota Chapter No. 2665
and has achieved her 5th Degree of Pallas Athene; currently serving
for the fourth time as ESA District III president, she also recently
served as Texas awards chair for ESA; she herself has won numerous
awards through the years, including the top prize in international
ESA competition as editor of the 2007-2008 state news magazine, The
TESAN, and she was selected as Outstanding ESA Member for the State
of Texas in 2005-2006; moreover, she was recognized at the
organization's state convention in May 2009 with a 50-year service
pin; and
WHEREAS, Among the many organizations that benefit from the
efforts of ESA members are St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
and the American Cancer Society; since 1972, Mrs. Eoff has worked
diligently in behalf of ESA's successful national fund-raising
program for St. Jude, and she was invited to sing several times for
the hospital's founder, entertainer Danny Thomas, at the IC
Convention; at this year's event, she will be recognized by ALSAC,
the hospital's fund-raising organization; and
WHEREAS, This civic-minded Texan has served on the Mid Valley
Unit Board of the American Cancer Society for more than two decades
and is currently serving as president; a cancer survivor, she has
given generously of her time and talents to the Mid Valley Relay for
Life for the last nine years and to projects supporting research and
aiding individuals with cancer; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Eoff retired from the teaching profession after
25 years, and she continues to lead education workshops and work as
a consultant; she has been a valued member of St. Pius X Catholic
Church for more than five decades and has served as chair of the
Disciples in Mission Program and on a number of commissions; a
devoted wife and mother, she is supported in all her endeavors by
the love of her husband, Therman Eoff, and their 6 children and 13
grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, Through a half-century of dedicated service to
Epsilon Sigma Alpha, Audrey Eoff has set an inspiring example of
leadership and commitment, and her many accomplishments indeed
merit special recognition; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Audrey Eoff on her 50th anniversary
with Epsilon Sigma Alpha International and commend her for her many
noteworthy achievements; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mrs. Eoff as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.