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| 2 | 2 | | By: Sparks, Huffman S.R. No. 21 |
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| 5 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Regina Stock of Midland was crowned Mrs. America at |
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| 7 | 7 | | the annual America National Pageant in Las Vegas on August 26, 2023; |
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| 8 | 8 | | and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, By taking home the title of Mrs. Texas in April, |
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| 10 | 10 | | Regina Stock earned the opportunity to represent the Lone Star |
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| 11 | 11 | | State at the national event, where she distinguished herself in a |
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| 12 | 12 | | field of 49 contestants to be named Mrs. America; she will go on to |
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| 13 | 13 | | compete at the Mrs. World Pageant in January 2024; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Mrs. Stock is a native of Andrews and a graduate of |
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| 15 | 15 | | Odessa High School; this talented young woman has achieved great |
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| 16 | 16 | | success in pageant competitions, having previously claimed such |
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| 17 | 17 | | titles as Miss Big Bend, Miss Permian Basin, and Miss Ector County; |
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| 18 | 18 | | she currently resides in Midland with her husband, and the couple |
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| 19 | 19 | | are blessed with a blended family that includes their four |
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| 20 | 20 | | children; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Together, Mrs. Stock and her husband have owned |
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| 22 | 22 | | several businesses in the area, and she has recently set her sights |
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| 23 | 23 | | on a new career as a paramedical tattoo artist, which will involve |
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| 24 | 24 | | using her expertise to camouflage visible scar tissue and other |
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| 25 | 25 | | skin differences; she has found new meaning in her work after being |
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| 26 | 26 | | diagnosed with cancer, and she hopes to partner with local cancer |
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| 27 | 27 | | centers to provide her services free of charge to cancer survivors |
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| 28 | 28 | | who were left with scars from their treatments; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Regina Stock has set an inspiring example through |
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| 30 | 30 | | her perseverance, her initiative, and her commitment to helping |
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| 31 | 31 | | others, and she may indeed take great pride in this outstanding |
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| 32 | 32 | | achievement; now, therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature, 3rd |
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| 34 | 34 | | Called Session, hereby congratulate Regina Stock on winning the |
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| 35 | 35 | | Mrs. America 2023 Pageant and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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| 36 | 36 | | the future; and, be it further |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 38 | 38 | | prepared for Mrs. Stock as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 39 | 39 | | Senate. |
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