H.R. No. 436
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, For her many outstanding contributions to her
community, Barbara Broughton Sliva has been named the 2009 Woman of
the Year by the Bay City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture; and
WHEREAS, A Bay City native, Ms. Sliva was a student
government leader and head baton twirler for the Blackcat Band at
Bay City High School; after graduating in 1960, she attended The
University of Texas at Austin; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Sliva returned to Bay City to marry and raise a
family; when her children were older, she earned her bachelor's
degree in accounting from the University of Houston at Clear Lake
and became a certified public accountant; she worked for several
accounting firms before starting her own practice; and
WHEREAS, Throughout her life in Bay City, Ms. Sliva has been
actively involved in her community, serving two terms as president
of the Holy Cross PTA and also serving as treasurer of the Blackcat
Band Parents and the Junior Service League; in addition, she has
been a board member of the Matagorda County Birding Nature Center,
the Matagorda County Community Foundation, and the Art League of
Bay City; and
WHEREAS, Today, Ms. Sliva is retired from full-time
accounting, but she continues to work tirelessly in behalf of her
community as a board member and as treasurer of Matagorda County
Child Protective Services, as a board member and as president of the
Bay City Public Library, and as treasurer of the Cedarvale Cemetery
Trust; this boundlessly energetic woman is also a volunteer
groundskeeper with the Birding Nature Center and a volunteer with
the Angel Food Ministries of the Matagorda Episcopal Health
Outreach Program; and
WHEREAS, Towns and cities all across the Lone Star State
thrive because of the selfless dedication of local volunteers, and
Barbara Broughton Sliva has given abundantly of her time and
talents in the finest tradition of Texas community service; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Barbara Broughton Sliva on her
selection as the 2009 Woman of the Year in Bay City and extend to her
sincere best wishes for continued fulfillment and happiness; and,
be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Sliva as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Thibaut
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 436 was adopted by the House on
February 17, 2009, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House