Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas Senate Bill SCR24 Compare Versions

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1	1	2009S0099-1 01/15/09
2	2	By: Shapiro S.C.R. No. 24
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5	5	CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
6	6	WHEREAS, Mary Kay Ash, founder of the Dallas-based,
7	7	internationally known cosmetics firm that bears her name, became
8	8	one of the most successful and respected American business leaders
9	9	of the 20th century; and
10	10	WHEREAS, She was born on May 12, 1918, in Hot Wells, Texas,
11	11	and grew up in Houston; Mrs. Ash enjoyed a successful career in
12	12	direct sales before retiring in 1963; following her retirement, she
13	13	embarked on a book-writing project designed to help women survive
14	14	in the male-dominated business world; upon reviewing her early
15	15	notes for the book, she realized that she had inadvertently created
16	16	a marketing plan for a successful "dream company"; and
17	17	WHEREAS, On Friday, September 13, 1963, with her life savings
18	18	of $5,000 and with the help of her 20-year-old son Richard Rogers,
19	19	she launched Mary Kay Cosmetics; within two years, the company's
20	20	wholesale sales had reached almost $1 million; in 2006, the company
21	21	recorded $2.25 billion in wholesale sales and had an independent
22	22	sales force of more than 1.7 million beauty consultants in over 30
23	23	markets around the world; and
24	24	WHEREAS, Powerfully influenced by her mother's struggle to
25	25	support her family and by her own experience of gender
26	26	discrimination, Mary Kay Ash intended her company to provide women
27	27	with unlimited opportunity for personal and financial success, and
28	28	since its founding, Mary Kay Cosmetics has continued to reflect
29	29	that goal; and
30	30	WHEREAS, Throughout her life, Mrs. Ash showed others how to
31	31	give; a generous and strong woman, she believed in putting God
32	32	first, and she believed that with praise and encouragement, anyone
33	33	could succeed; and
34	34	WHEREAS, In 1996, Mrs. Ash established the Mary Kay Ash
35	35	Charitable Foundation for the purpose of funding research on the
36	36	leading cancers affecting women; today the foundation also supports
37	37	efforts to prevent violence against women and to help women who have
38	38	been victims of abuse; every October, the foundation observes
39	39	National Domestic Violence Awareness Month by awarding grants to
40	40	deserving women's shelters across the country; in 2008, the
41	41	foundation awarded $20,000 grants to more than 150 shelters; and
42	42	WHEREAS, A phenomenally talented lady who led by example,
43	43	Mrs. Ash authored an autobiography, a motivational book, and a
44	44	volume about management, all of which became best sellers; and
45	45	WHEREAS, The recipient of myriad accolades, Mary Kay Ash was
46	46	named the Most Outstanding Woman in Business in the 20th Century by
47	47	Lifetime Television and was chosen as one of the 25 most influential
48	48	business leaders of the last 25 years by PBS and the Wharton School
49	49	of the University of Pennsylvania in 2004; she was elected to the
50	50	Business Hall of Fame by Fortune magazine and was designated a
51	51	Horatio Alger Distinguished American Citizen; Mary Kay Cosmetics
52	52	has been ranked by Fortune magazine as one of the 100 best companies
53	53	to work for in America and as one of the 10 best companies for women;
54	54	and
55	55	WHEREAS, Mary Kay Ash passed away on November 22, 2001,
56	56	having achieved the pinnacle of success and having established a
57	57	legacy that will continue to provide opportunity and hope for women
58	58	for years to come; now, therefore, be it
59	59	RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas
60	60	hereby designate May 12, 2009, as Mary Kay Ash Day in the State of
61	61	Texas.
62	62	Designating May 12, 2009, as Mary Kay Ash Day in the State of Texas.