5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Rotary Club of Tyler celebrated its centennial |
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6 | 7 | | in 2020; and |
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7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Chartered on May 1, 1920, under the leadership of |
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8 | 9 | | founding president T. H. Shelby, the club still operates under its |
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9 | 10 | | original charter today; its membership of more than 250 |
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10 | 11 | | civic-minded individuals met in the Blackstone Hotel for many |
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11 | 12 | | years, and it was popularly known as the Downtown Rotary Club; and |
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12 | 13 | | WHEREAS, The group has demonstrated an exceptional |
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13 | 14 | | commitment to education through the decades, highlighting the |
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14 | 15 | | accomplishments of outstanding seniors from area high schools and |
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15 | 16 | | hosting the annual Young Citizens Club banquet; moreover, it has |
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16 | 17 | | donated funds and provided support to all of the city's major civic |
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17 | 18 | | organizations, among them the Literacy Council of Tyler, the East |
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18 | 19 | | Texas Symphony Orchestra, the Texas Rose Festival, and the Tyler |
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19 | 20 | | Museum of Art; and |
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20 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Recognizing health care needs in the community, the |
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21 | 22 | | Rotarians have made gifts of significant impact to numerous |
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22 | 23 | | organizations, including the Bethesda Health Clinic, the Tyler |
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23 | 24 | | Junior College Robert M. Rogers Nursing & Health Sciences Center |
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24 | 25 | | Dental Clinic, and The University of Texas Health Science Center at |
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25 | 26 | | Tyler; and |
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26 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Guided by the motto "Service Above Self," members of |
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27 | 28 | | the Rotary Club of Tyler have played a vital role in the betterment |
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28 | 29 | | of their community for over a century, earning the deep admiration |
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29 | 30 | | and appreciation of their fellow citizens; now, therefore, be it |
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30 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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31 | 32 | | hereby commemorate the centennial of the Rotary Club of Tyler and |
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32 | 33 | | extend to its members sincere best wishes for continued success in |
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33 | 34 | | their important work; and, be it further |
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34 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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35 | 36 | | prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the |
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36 | 37 | | Texas House of Representatives and Senate. |
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