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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Sandy Hilliard of Canton is stepping down in 2019 as |
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| 6 | 7 | | president of the Region 4 Child Welfare Board and as vice president |
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| 7 | 8 | | of the Texas Council of Child Welfare Boards, drawing to a close |
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| 8 | 9 | | more than two decades of exemplary volunteer service with the |
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| 9 | 10 | | state's foster care programs; and |
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| 10 | 11 | | WHEREAS, A longtime champion for foster children, |
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| 11 | 12 | | Ms. Hilliard has made a positive difference in the lives of |
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| 12 | 13 | | countless young Texans; she has served for five years as president |
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| 13 | 14 | | of the Region 4 CWB, which is made up of 23 counties in East Texas, |
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| 14 | 15 | | and for two years as vice president of the TCCWB, which oversees all |
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| 15 | 16 | | 254 county welfare boards in the state; moreover, she was a member |
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| 16 | 17 | | of the Van Zandt County CWB for two decades, and in her work as a |
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| 17 | 18 | | court appointed special advocate in Van Zandt County, she helped |
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| 18 | 19 | | facilitate the adoption of 11 children; and |
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| 19 | 20 | | WHEREAS, This caring woman's other community contributions |
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| 20 | 21 | | include serving for 18 years on the Tri-County Selective Service |
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| 21 | 22 | | Board, which covers Kaufman, Rockwall, and Van Zandt Counties; in |
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| 22 | 23 | | addition, she was a member of the Cancer Board of Van Zandt County |
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| 23 | 24 | | for three years, serving as chair of the county's first two Relays |
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| 24 | 25 | | for Life; for 45 years, she has performed as "Mrs. Claus" at holiday |
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| 25 | 26 | | celebrations; and |
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| 26 | 27 | | WHEREAS, The recipient of numerous honors, Ms. Hilliard has |
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| 27 | 28 | | been recognized as Woman of the Year by the Canton Chamber of |
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| 28 | 29 | | Commerce, as Woman of the Year by Van Zandt County, as Volunteer of |
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| 29 | 30 | | the Year by the Van Zandt County CWB, as Child Welfare Board Member |
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| 30 | 31 | | Volunteer of the Year for Region 4, as State Volunteer of the Year |
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| 31 | 32 | | by the TCCWB, and as Citizen of the Year by the East Texas Council of |
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| 32 | 33 | | Governments; and |
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| 33 | 34 | | WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Ms. Hilliard enjoys the love |
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| 34 | 35 | | and support of her husband, Cary Hilliard, and she takes great pride |
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| 35 | 36 | | in her two children, her four grandchildren, and her |
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| 36 | 37 | | great-granddaughter; and |
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| 37 | 38 | | WHEREAS, Texas is fortunate to have such compassionate and |
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| 38 | 39 | | engaged residents as Sandy Hilliard, whose history of volunteerism |
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| 39 | 40 | | is an inspiration to all who know her; now, therefore, be it |
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| 40 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 41 | 42 | | Legislature hereby commend Sandy Hilliard for her 20 years of |
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| 42 | 43 | | volunteer service with the state's foster care programs and extend |
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| 43 | 44 | | to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 44 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 45 | 46 | | prepared for Ms. Hilliard as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 46 | 47 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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