SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 127
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
recognize Diane Irvin, who retired November 28, 2012, after 18
years of outstanding service with the Texas Juvenile Justice
Department; and
WHEREAS, Diane has served the state with distinction while
working her entire career at the Cottrell Halfway House; for many
years, she has been the first person that people see when they
enter the facility, and her welcoming spirit and helpful attitude
have had a significant impact on the success of the unit; and
WHEREAS, Throughout her career, she has been noted for her
superior skills and expertise; in addition to her work as a clerk
and cashier, she mentored many young people for years and taught
weekly parenting classes to young men who had fathered children;
and
WHEREAS, Talented and resourceful, she has handled her
many responsibilities with exceptional efficiency and
dedication; she drew on her talent as a musician not only to
entertain at functions but to direct young men and women in
dramatic and musical presentations; she received the statewide
Employee Volunteer of the Year Award in 2005; and
WHEREAS, An exemplary public servant, she is respected and
admired by her colleagues, and her presence at the Texas Juvenile
Justice Department will be greatly missed; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
83rd Legislature, hereby commend Diane Irvin on her exceptional
service to the people of Texas as an employee of the Texas
Juvenile Justice Department and extend to her best wishes for
continued success in all her endeavors; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
West
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on February 5, 2013.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate