Texas 2023 - 88th 3rd C.S.

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1	1	H.R. No. 77
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Mary Kay Walker of Flower Mound is retiring as
6	6	president of the Seniors in Motion Auxiliary in November 2023,
7	7	following many years of dedicated service; and
8	8	WHEREAS, In 2009, when the Town of Flower Mound began the
9	9	process of establishing a standalone senior center for its Seniors
10	10	in Motion program, Mrs. Walker helped create the SIM Auxiliary as a
11	11	nonprofit organization and became its founding president; the
12	12	community-based group supports Seniors in Motion and purchases
13	13	equipment for its programs and its facilities; after outgrowing a
14	14	renovated building that once served as the first town hall, SIM
15	15	moved into its present-day location in 2015; today, the program has
16	16	more than 2,700 members from Flower Mound and surrounding areas;
17	17	and
18	18	WHEREAS, Mrs. Walker has been active in many other
19	19	organizations as well, including the Retired and Senior Volunteer
20	20	Program Serving Denton County, and when Texas Health Presbyterian
21	21	Hospital Flower Mound opened in 2010, she developed its volunteer
22	22	program; she served on the board of Youth and Family Counseling, and
23	23	as a member of the town's Parks, Arts, and Library Services Board,
24	24	she worked to open the Fort Wildflower recreational area; in
25	25	addition, she has served as the longtime treasurer of the Meadows at
26	26	Cross Timbers Homeowners Association and as president of the MAGIC
27	27	group at First Baptist Church Lewisville; and
28	28	WHEREAS, A retired paralegal, Mrs. Walker began volunteering
29	29	for Legal Aid for Dallas during her professional life; she enhanced
30	30	her expertise in the nonprofit arena by completing the United Way of
31	31	Denton County's Project Blueprint: Board Leadership Training, and
32	32	she gained certification as a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
33	33	Master Wellness Volunteer; named the 2014 Advocate of the Year by
34	34	the Texas Recreation and Park Society North Region Conference, she
35	35	received the President's Lifetime Achievement Award from President
36	36	Barack Obama and the Corporation for National Community Service in
37	37	2016; and
38	38	WHEREAS, Mary Kay Walker has enriched the lives of numerous
39	39	area residents through her tireless efforts in behalf of the SIM
40	40	Auxiliary, and her contributions have earned the admiration and
41	41	appreciation of all who are fortunate enough to know her; now,
42	42	therefore, be it
43	43	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
44	44	Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby honor Mary Kay Walker on
45	45	the occasion of her retirement as president of the Seniors in Motion
46	46	Auxiliary and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and,
47	47	be it further
48	48	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
49	49	prepared for Mrs. Walker as an expression of high regard by the
50	50	Texas House of Representatives.
51	51	Bumgarner
52	52	______________________________
53	53	Speaker of the House
54	54	I certify that H.R. No. 77 was adopted by the House on
55	55	November 1, 2023, by a non-record vote.
56	56	______________________________
57	57	Chief Clerk of the House