82R17260 MGR-D
By: Hopson H.R. No. 1118
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, An exceptional community leader who focuses on the
needs of others first, Carol Vincent of Carthage has been chosen as
the 2011 Citizen of the Year by the Panola County Chamber of
Commerce; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Vincent is currently serving as chair of the
board of the Panola College Foundation, which provides funding for
scholarships and equipment for the college and also assists it in
acquiring outside grants; she oversaw the foundation's first major
capital campaign, and the money raised for the college's library
exceeded the goal and allowed Panola College to undertake a more
ambitious library project; and
WHEREAS, Her impressive record of community volunteer
efforts also includes service as chair of the board of Panola
General Hospital in the early 1990s, and she led a major effort to
renovate and ensure the continued accreditation of the hospital, a
facility that is crucial to the Carthage area; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Vincent is a speech pathologist who worked for
the Carthage Independent School District for 32 years; in all of her
endeavors, she enjoys the love and support of her husband, Lynn, and
her three children, Kay Lynn Brumbaugh, Andy Vincent, and Tommy
Vincent; and
WHEREAS, Carol Vincent has distinguished herself through her
dedication to the health and well-being of her community, and her
many accomplishments and selfless hard work are greatly appreciated
by all who have the good fortune to know her; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Carol Vincent of Carthage on being
named the 2011 Citizen of the Year by the Panola County 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. Vincent as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.