88S30933 BPG-D
By: Bumgarner H.R. No. 77
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Mary Kay Walker of Flower Mound is retiring as
president of the Seniors in Motion Auxiliary in November 2023,
following many years of dedicated service; and
WHEREAS, In 2009, when the Town of Flower Mound began the
process of establishing a standalone senior center for its Seniors
in Motion program, Mrs. Walker helped create the SIM Auxiliary as a
nonprofit organization and became its founding president; the
community-based group supports Seniors in Motion and purchases
equipment for its programs and its facilities; after outgrowing a
renovated building that once served as the first town hall, SIM
moved into its present-day location in 2015; today, the program has
more than 2,700 members from Flower Mound and surrounding areas;
and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Walker has been active in many other
organizations as well, including the Retired and Senior Volunteer
Program Serving Denton County, and when Texas Health Presbyterian
Hospital Flower Mound opened in 2010, she developed its volunteer
program; she served on the board of Youth and Family Counseling, and
as a member of the town's Parks, Arts, and Library Services Board,
she worked to open the Fort Wildflower recreational area; in
addition, she has served as the longtime treasurer of the Meadows at
Cross Timbers Homeowners Association and as president of the MAGIC
group at First Baptist Church Lewisville; and
WHEREAS, A retired paralegal, Mrs. Walker began volunteering
for Legal Aid for Dallas during her professional life; she enhanced
her expertise in the nonprofit arena by completing the United Way of
Denton County's Project Blueprint: Board Leadership Training, and
she gained certification as a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Master Wellness Volunteer; named the 2014 Advocate of the Year by
the Texas Recreation and Park Society North Region Conference, she
received the President's Lifetime Achievement Award from President
Barack Obama and the Corporation for National Community Service in
2016; and
WHEREAS, Mary Kay Walker has enriched the lives of numerous
area residents through her tireless efforts in behalf of the SIM
Auxiliary, and her contributions have earned the admiration and
appreciation of all who are fortunate enough to know her; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby honor Mary Kay Walker on
the occasion of her retirement as president of the Seniors in Motion
Auxiliary and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and,
be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mrs. Walker as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.