81R7274 MDM-D
By: Callegari H.R. No. 521
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Sharon Rhoads has been named the 2008 Volunteer of
the Year by the Katy Area Chamber of Commerce; and
WHEREAS, Over the course of the past four decades, Mrs.
Rhoads has lent her hand to a host of positive endeavors; the former
Katy Independent School District art teacher demonstrates the craft
of making corn husk dolls at the district's annual folk life
festival, sketches the "run-through" signs for the Katy High School
Tiger football team, and has often chaired the school district art
show; on Fridays, she is a reliable presence at Rhoads Elementary
School, which was named for Mrs. Rhoads and her late husband, Jack,
and the building's entrance boasts a mural that she painted; and
WHEREAS, The Keep Katy Beautiful initiative benefits from the
work of this energetic individual; as part of that effort, Mrs.
Rhoads has planted flowers at the Adopt-A-Spot sponsored by Beta
Sigma Phi as well as at the MKT Depot Visitors Center, and she
participated in the Don't Mess with Texas Trash-Off; in addition,
she assists at the rehabilitation center at Memorial Hermann Katy
Hospital and contributes to the programs of the Delta Kappa Gamma
Society International, an honor society for female educators; and
WHEREAS, A congregant at First United Methodist Church, Mrs.
Rhoads has also been a member of the Katy FFA rodeo parade committee
since the 1970s, and she drives people to medical appointments and
provides water for city workers whose jobs keep them outside in the
harsh summer heat; and
WHEREAS, By generously sharing her time and talents, Sharon
Rhoads has greatly benefited her community, and it is indeed
fitting to pay tribute to her unwavering commitment to serving
others; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Sharon Rhoads for receiving the
2008 Volunteer of the Year Award from the Katy Area Chamber of
Commerce and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued
success and happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mrs. Rhoads as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.