H.R. No. 197
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Kitty Boyle, a former trustee for the Dallas County
Community College District, was honored as an Exemplary Woman of
Irving at a high tea on November 6, 2011; and
WHEREAS, A passionate proponent of education, Kitty Boyle
first joined the DCCCD Board of Trustees in 1996 and served as chair
from 2000 to 2003; during her long and highly productive tenure, she
championed diversity, worked to control costs, and encouraged
first-generation college students through her support of a targeted
scholarship program; moreover, she helped to establish the Texas
Legislative Community College Caucus and the Community College
Association of Texas Trustees, and she contributed to the effort to
restore employee health insurance funds for Texas community college
systems; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Boyle has also worked extensively with the
Association of Community College Trustees, a nonprofit
organization that represents the elected and appointed officials
governing more than 1,200 community, technical, and junior
colleges; she served as a regional chair for six years and led the
ACCT Board of Directors from 2006 to 2007, during which time she
assisted in creating the National Community College Caucus; in
addition, she served as a member of the ACCT Trust Fund Board; and
WHEREAS, The recipient of the prestigious M. Dale Ensign
Trustee Leadership Award from the ACCT in 2009, Ms. Boyle was also
recognized that same year as the outstanding ACCT western region
trustee; in 2008, she was honored with a leadership and service
award from the American Association for Women in Community
Colleges; and
WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan has shared her time and talents
with a large number of civic and community organizations, including
the Irving and Dallas County parks departments, the Irving
Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Children's Medical Center
Foundation, the Irving Heritage Society, the Irving Healthcare
Foundation Guild, and the Irving Lyric Stage; she has received
awards and honors from the Irving Independent School District, the
Soroptimist International Society, and local branches of the YWCA
and the American Cancer Society, and she and her husband were
recognized by Mayor Herbert A. Gears as the 2011 Irving High
Spirited Citizens; and
WHEREAS, A graduate of The University of Texas at Austin,
Ms. Boyle earned her paralegal certification from the Dallas/Fort
Worth School of Law and works as an administrator at the firm of
Boyle & Lowry in Irving; and
WHEREAS, In her tireless devotion to community service,
Ms. Boyle has enjoyed the love and support of her husband of more
than half a century, John F. Boyle, Jr.; the couple are the proud
parents of six children, Fitz, Ben, Matthew, Eileen, Rebecca, and
the late Johnathan Boyle, and they have been further blessed with
eight treasured grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, Kitty Boyle has contributed to her fellow citizens
through many years of purposeful endeavor, and in so doing, she has
set an inspiring example of generosity and leadership; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby honor Kitty Boyle as an Exemplary Woman of
Irving 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 Ms. Boyle as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Harper-Brown
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 197 was adopted by the House on
February 18, 2013, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House