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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Nancy Hamilton was inducted into the Hall of Honor |
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| 6 | 7 | | by the El Paso County Historical Society on November 3, 2013; and |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Since 1961, the EPCHS has annually recognized |
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| 8 | 9 | | individuals who have made significant contributions to El Paso |
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| 9 | 10 | | County, and Mrs. Hamilton is most deserving of this important honor |
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| 10 | 11 | | for her accomplishments as a writer, journalist, public relations |
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| 11 | 12 | | professional, and local historian; and |
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| 12 | 13 | | WHEREAS, The former Nancy Miller was born in El Paso on August |
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| 13 | 14 | | 22, 1929, to Harold and Corinne Miller; she graduated from Austin |
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| 14 | 15 | | High School and went on to earn a bachelor's degree in journalism in |
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| 15 | 16 | | 1949 and a master's degree in English in 1954 from The University of |
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| 16 | 17 | | Texas at El Paso; she married Ralph Hamilton in 1968, and became the |
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| 17 | 18 | | proud stepmother of James and Jeannie; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Mrs. Hamilton began her professional career in |
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| 19 | 20 | | 1950, working for the El Paso Times for nine years before joining |
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| 20 | 21 | | the El Paso Independent School District; she then returned to |
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| 21 | 22 | | journalism, writing for the El Paso Herald-Post, before going to |
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| 22 | 23 | | work at UTEP in 1976, first in media relations and then as the |
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| 23 | 24 | | associate director of Texas Western Press until her retirement in |
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| 24 | 25 | | 1990; she remained active as an editor of the press for the next |
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| 25 | 26 | | decade, and in 1997 and 1998 she was a part-time lecturer in public |
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| 26 | 27 | | relations for the UTEP Department of Communication; and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, A prolific writer, Mrs. Hamilton wrote numerous |
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| 28 | 29 | | features on local history, which led to the publication of a |
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| 29 | 30 | | biography, Ben Dowell, El Paso's First Mayor, and UTEP: A Pictorial |
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| 30 | 31 | | History of The University of Texas at El Paso; she also has |
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| 31 | 32 | | contributed to the revised Handbook of Texas, coauthored several |
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| 32 | 33 | | books on Texas and El Paso history, and served as editor for myriad |
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| 33 | 34 | | historical publications; and |
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| 34 | 35 | | WHEREAS, Deeply committed to her community, Mrs. Hamilton |
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| 35 | 36 | | has served with a number of noteworthy groups, including the El Paso |
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| 36 | 37 | | County Historical Commission and the Four Centuries '81 Commission; |
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| 37 | 38 | | additionally, she has held leadership roles with such organizations |
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| 38 | 39 | | as the UTEP Heritage Commission and the Pioneers Association of El |
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| 39 | 40 | | Paso County; and |
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| 40 | 41 | | WHEREAS, Nancy Hamilton has made many notable contributions |
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| 41 | 42 | | to her community as she has worked to preserve and celebrate its |
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| 42 | 43 | | rich history, and she has earned the lasting respect and |
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| 43 | 44 | | appreciation of her fellow citizens; now, therefore, be it |
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| 44 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 45 | 46 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Nancy Hamilton on her induction |
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| 46 | 47 | | into the Hall of Honor by the El Paso County Historical Society and |
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| 47 | 48 | | extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 48 | 49 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 49 | 50 | | prepared for Mrs. Hamilton as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 50 | 51 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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