82R21709 MGR-D By: Hughes H.R. No. 1482 R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, Gay Smith Hill of Golden was named Mrs. Wood County International of 2011 and competed in the Mrs. Texas International pageant in San Antonio in March; and WHEREAS, The Mrs. Texas International pageant, which is open to married women ages 21 to 56, celebrates the commitment of its contestants to their families and their communities; and WHEREAS, Gay Hill is a 1988 graduate of Rains High School in Emory, and she won the Miss Teenage Texas pageant that same year; a participant in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life, Mrs. Hill has taken part in Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure breast cancer awareness walks and in the Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk; she also uses her own experience overcoming depression to help others suffering with that condition; and WHEREAS, In all of her endeavors, Mrs. Hill enjoys the love and support of her husband, Tony, and her two sons, Billy and Michael, who are both active in the Alba Volunteer Fire Department; and WHEREAS, Gay Hill is a source of pride to her family and her community, and it is a pleasure to recognize her for her achievements; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Gay Smith Hill on being named Mrs. Wood County International of 2011 and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mrs. Hill as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.