1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 48 |
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4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Marty Wheeler of Roberta Wright Rylander Elementary |
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6 | 6 | | School received the 2007-2008 Diane Hendry Award for Excellence in |
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7 | 7 | | School Nursing from the Katy Independent School District; and |
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8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The Diane Hendry award was established in the spring |
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9 | 9 | | of 2007 to honor the memory of an outstanding KISD nurse and to |
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10 | 10 | | recognize excellence in nursing practice, clinical expertise, |
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11 | 11 | | community service, volunteerism, and the promotion of health and |
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12 | 12 | | wellness; and |
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13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Wheeler began her career with Katy ISD in 1988, |
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14 | 14 | | serving for 16 years as the nurse at Memorial Parkway Elementary |
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15 | 15 | | School, before helping to open Rylander Elementary in 2004; in |
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16 | 16 | | addition to treating medical problems and ensuring immunizations |
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17 | 17 | | are kept current, she has distinguished herself through her efforts |
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18 | 18 | | to promote safety, which include developing playground rules that |
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19 | 19 | | have reduced accidents and devising classroom lessons on such |
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20 | 20 | | topics as CPR and germs; she helps plan for dangerous weather, |
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21 | 21 | | disasters, and other contingencies in her role as chair of the |
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22 | 22 | | school's safety committee, and she is involved in carrying out the |
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23 | 23 | | KISD Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities program; and |
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24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Known as a compassionate child advocate, Ms. Wheeler |
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25 | 25 | | collaborates with parents and teachers to address medical and |
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26 | 26 | | psychological issues, and she works on a team with the school |
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27 | 27 | | counselor to advise students; she has also demonstrated leadership |
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28 | 28 | | in the district's efforts to computerize student health records; a |
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29 | 29 | | mother of three, Ms. Wheeler contributes to the welfare of her |
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30 | 30 | | community as a volunteer for the Red Cross; and |
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31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, This skilled and caring medical professional has |
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32 | 32 | | demonstrated exceptional dedication to the health and safety of |
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33 | 33 | | Rylander Elementary School students, and it is indeed a pleasure to |
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34 | 34 | | recognize her many outstanding accomplishments; now, therefore, be |
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35 | 35 | | 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 Marty Wheeler on her receipt of the |
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38 | 38 | | Katy Independent School District 2007-2008 Diane Hendry Award for |
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39 | 39 | | Excellence in School Nursing and extend to her sincere best wishes |
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40 | 40 | | for continued success; 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. Wheeler as an expression of high regard by the |
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43 | 43 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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44 | 44 | | Callegari |
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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. 48 was adopted by the House on January |
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48 | 48 | | 22, 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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