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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Tammy Dubberke of Arlington retired as director of |
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| 6 | 7 | | constituent services and office manager for State Representative |
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| 7 | 8 | | Chris Turner on March 15, 2021, following more than a decade of |
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| 8 | 9 | | exemplary service; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Dubberke worked in Representative Turner's |
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| 10 | 11 | | office from 2009 to 2011 and again from 2013 to 2021, and over the |
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| 11 | 12 | | course of her tenure, she tirelessly supported the representative's |
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| 12 | 13 | | efforts in behalf of his constituents; an astute and empathetic |
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| 13 | 14 | | problem-solver, she helped residents with hundreds of matters, from |
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| 14 | 15 | | workers' compensation and unemployment claims to missing child |
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| 15 | 16 | | support payments; through a host of outreach events, she informed |
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| 16 | 17 | | constituents about ways to afford college, lower utility bills, |
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| 17 | 18 | | receive veterans' benefits, and access health care more easily; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Dubberke took part in any meeting that offered |
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| 19 | 20 | | an opportunity to learn about the issues and how to address them, |
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| 20 | 21 | | and she met with elected officials and stakeholders to ensure that |
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| 21 | 22 | | everyday citizens were not forgotten; her knowledge of the |
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| 22 | 23 | | community allowed her to provide vital input to the representative, |
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| 23 | 24 | | and she became the staff expert on transportation, utilities, |
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| 24 | 25 | | health and human services, and many other issues; over the years, |
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| 25 | 26 | | she assisted the representative in the completion of a number of |
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| 26 | 27 | | important projects, including passage of payday lending |
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| 27 | 28 | | ordinances, the Rosa Parks Memorial Parkway, and the Spur 303 |
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| 28 | 29 | | pedestrian improvement project; and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, A certified paralegal and graduate of Tarrant County |
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| 30 | 31 | | College, Ms. Dubberke has also served the public as a child support |
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| 31 | 32 | | officer in the Office of the Attorney General in Dallas; she |
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| 32 | 33 | | previously served as a volunteer coordinator for Representative |
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| 33 | 34 | | Turner's campaign and worked as a legal assistant in a private law |
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| 34 | 35 | | practice; early in her career, she honed her customer service |
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| 35 | 36 | | skills as a Southwest Airlines reservation sales agent; and |
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| 36 | 37 | | WHEREAS, Throughout her tenure in the office of |
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| 37 | 38 | | Representative Turner, Tammy Dubberke impressed colleagues and |
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| 38 | 39 | | constituents alike with her exceptional skill, dedication, |
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| 39 | 40 | | initiative, and perseverance, and her contributions have earned the |
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| 40 | 41 | | lasting admiration and appreciation of innumerable people; now, |
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| 41 | 42 | | therefore, be it |
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| 42 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 43 | 44 | | Legislature hereby honor Tammy Dubberke for her service as director |
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| 44 | 45 | | of constituent services and office manager in the office of State |
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| 45 | 46 | | Representative Chris Turner and extend to her sincere best wishes |
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| 46 | 47 | | for the future; and, be it further |
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| 47 | 48 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 48 | 49 | | prepared for Ms. Dubberke as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 49 | 50 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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