| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 843 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Hailey Hodgkiss of Irving has been named a |
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| 6 | 6 | | Distinguished Finalist by the 2009 Prudential Spirit of Community |
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| 7 | 7 | | Awards program, becoming one of only 10 finalists in the State of |
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| 8 | 8 | | Texas; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Sponsored by Prudential Financial and the National |
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| 10 | 10 | | Association of Secondary School Principals, the Spirit of Community |
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| 11 | 11 | | Awards honor young people in middle school and high school for |
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| 12 | 12 | | outstanding volunteer service; students are chosen at the local, |
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| 13 | 13 | | state, and national levels, and more than 80,000 young volunteers |
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| 14 | 14 | | have been honored in the 13 years of the program; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, A 16-year-old sophomore at Irving High School, |
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| 16 | 16 | | Ms. Hodgkiss collected money and products to create gift bags for |
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| 17 | 17 | | teenage cancer patients at a local hospital; having undergone |
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| 18 | 18 | | lengthy treatments for leukemia herself, Ms. Hodgkiss understood |
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| 19 | 19 | | the boredom and despair often felt by a young person with cancer; |
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| 20 | 20 | | the gift bags included soft caps crocheted by Ms. Hodgkiss as well |
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| 21 | 21 | | as games, pillow cases, gift cards, and other personal items |
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| 22 | 22 | | intended to bolster a young patient's spirits; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, This compassionate young woman has demonstrated |
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| 24 | 24 | | great initiative and determination in pursuit of a selfless goal, |
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| 25 | 25 | | and she is an inspiration to all who know her; now, therefore, be it |
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| 26 | 26 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 27 | 27 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Hailey Hodgkiss on being named a |
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| 28 | 28 | | Distinguished Finalist by the 2009 Prudential Spirit of Community |
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| 29 | 29 | | Awards program and extend to her sincere best wishes for a bright |
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| 30 | 30 | | future; and, be it further |
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| 31 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 32 | 32 | | prepared for Ms. Hodgkiss as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 33 | 33 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 34 | 34 | | Harper-Brown |
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| 35 | 35 | | ______________________________ |
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| 36 | 36 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 37 | 37 | | I certify that H.R. No. 843 was adopted by the House on March |
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| 38 | 38 | | 26, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 39 | 39 | | ______________________________ |
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| 40 | 40 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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