| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 744 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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| 3 | 3 | | recognize Ann Bradford for her generous support of Centers for |
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| 4 | 4 | | Children and Families, Incorporated, and her many contributions |
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| 5 | 5 | | to the community; and |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Ann Bradford began her longtime career in the |
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| 7 | 7 | | service of vulnerable children and families when she joined the |
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| 8 | 8 | | Department of Public Welfare shortly after her graduation from |
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| 9 | 9 | | Texas Christian University; by the age of 25, she was |
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| 10 | 10 | | supervising caseworkers who were serving families across 10 |
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| 11 | 11 | | Texas counties; she later moved to Midland, and she worked for |
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| 12 | 12 | | eight years as an area administrator with the Texas Department |
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| 13 | 13 | | of Human Services; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Ann served as chief executive officer of the |
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| 15 | 15 | | Centers for Children and Families for 13 years; during her |
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| 16 | 16 | | tenure, the organization expanded its Post Adoption service |
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| 17 | 17 | | provider contract with the Texas Department of Protective and |
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| 18 | 18 | | Regulatory Services to include 188 Texas counties; Ann also |
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| 19 | 19 | | fostered partnerships that led to advanced training |
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| 20 | 20 | | opportunities for caseworkers and practitioners and improved |
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| 21 | 21 | | services for clients, and she spearheaded a successful campaign |
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| 22 | 22 | | to build a new administrative office in Midland that greatly |
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| 23 | 23 | | increased the center's capacity to serve area children and |
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| 24 | 24 | | families; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, A dedicated fund-raiser and community ambassador, |
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| 26 | 26 | | Ann Bradford has remained a strong advocate for the Centers for |
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| 27 | 27 | | ChildrenandFamiliessinceherretirement,andsheiscommitted |
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| 28 | 28 | | to continue serving families through her ongoing support of the |
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| 29 | 29 | | organization; a courtyard at the Centers for Children and |
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| 30 | 30 | | Families was recently named in Ann's honor as a tribute to her |
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| 31 | 31 | | many years of outstanding service on the organization's behalf; |
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| 32 | 32 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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| 34 | 34 | | Legislature, hereby commend Ann Bradford on her exceptional |
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| 35 | 35 | | career with Centers for Children and Families, Incorporated, and |
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| 36 | 36 | | on her lifelong work on behalf of vulnerable children and extend |
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| 37 | 37 | | to her best wishes in all her future endeavors; and, be it further |
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| 38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 39 | 39 | | her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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| 40 | 40 | | Seliger |
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| 41 | 41 | | ________________________________ |
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| 42 | 42 | | President of the Senate |
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| 43 | 43 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 44 | 44 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 45 | 45 | | the Senate on May 15, 2019. |
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| 46 | 46 | | ________________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 48 | 48 | | ________________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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