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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Mary Sue Cole retired as Hunt County Extension agent |
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| 6 | 7 | | for family and consumer sciences on December 31, 2014, drawing to a |
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| 7 | 8 | | close an outstanding career with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension |
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| 8 | 9 | | Service; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, After attending Texas Woman's University, where she |
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| 10 | 11 | | earned a degree in vocational home economics education, Ms. Cole |
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| 11 | 12 | | joined Hunt County Extension in 1968 as a 4-H agent; she went on to |
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| 12 | 13 | | work as an Extension agent at-large for Rains, Camp, Delta, and |
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| 13 | 14 | | Franklin Counties before returning to Hunt County in 1989; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, In her role as Hunt County Extension agent for |
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| 15 | 16 | | family and consumer sciences, Ms. Cole provided practical |
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| 16 | 17 | | information about such topics as health, child raising, money |
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| 17 | 18 | | management, and housing and the environment, while also assisting |
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| 18 | 19 | | with efforts related to economic and community development; for a |
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| 19 | 20 | | number of years, her work included writing two weekly columns for |
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| 20 | 21 | | the Herald-Banner, a Hunt County newspaper, which garnered a |
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| 21 | 22 | | devoted following; her "Food For Thought" column offered recipes |
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| 22 | 23 | | and nutritional advice, while "Good Ideas" focused on news about |
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| 23 | 24 | | AgriLife Extension Service activities in the area; during her time |
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| 24 | 25 | | with the Hunt County Extension office, Ms. Cole also served as the |
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| 25 | 26 | | group's county coordinator, with responsibility for leading |
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| 26 | 27 | | program development and overseeing office operations; and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Cole plans to enjoy her retirement by spending |
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| 28 | 29 | | more time with her husband of more than 40 years, Tom Cole, and by |
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| 29 | 30 | | painting, writing, and possibly consulting; and |
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| 30 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Mary Sue Cole's wide-ranging knowledge and |
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| 31 | 32 | | commitment to excellence have greatly benefited the citizens of |
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| 32 | 33 | | Hunt County, and she may indeed reflect with pride on a career well |
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| 33 | 34 | | spent as she embarks on the next exciting chapter of her life; now, |
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| 34 | 35 | | therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 36 | 37 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Mary Sue Cole on her retirement |
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| 37 | 38 | | from the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and that she be |
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| 38 | 39 | | extended sincere best wishes for continued happiness and success; |
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| 39 | 40 | | and, be it further |
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| 40 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 41 | 42 | | prepared for Ms. Cole as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 42 | 43 | | House of Representatives. |
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