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| 6 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Susan Christian retired as director of the Houston |
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| 8 | 9 | | Mayor's Office of Special Events on January 17, 2025, drawing to a |
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| 9 | 10 | | close an exemplary career with the city spanning nearly four |
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| 10 | 11 | | decades; and |
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| 11 | 12 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Christian first joined the Houston Parks and |
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| 12 | 13 | | Recreation Department in 1985, and was tasked with creating MOSE in |
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| 13 | 14 | | 1992; over the course of her tenure as director, she has been |
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| 14 | 15 | | responsible for producing numerous local events, such as the |
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| 15 | 16 | | July 4th Freedom Over Texas celebration, the H-E-B Thanksgiving Day |
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| 16 | 17 | | Parade, and Cigna Sunday in the Park, as well as all eight of |
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| 17 | 18 | | Houston's national sports championship victory parades; under her |
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| 18 | 19 | | leadership, the city serves as host to a number of national and |
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| 19 | 20 | | international tournaments, including NCAA Championship, NFL Super |
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| 20 | 21 | | Bowl, and FIFA World Cup games; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, In 2015, Ms. Christian cofounded Houston Civic |
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| 22 | 23 | | Events, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to cultivating the |
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| 23 | 24 | | city's talent pool through mentorship programs, workshops, and |
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| 24 | 25 | | alliances with educational institutions; in addition, she has |
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| 25 | 26 | | served on boards and committees for various groups, among them The |
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| 26 | 27 | | Heritage Society at Sam Houston Park and the Houston Livestock Show |
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| 27 | 28 | | and Rodeo; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Christian is a graduate of Texas Christian |
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| 29 | 30 | | University, where she earned her bachelor's degree; in all her |
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| 30 | 31 | | endeavors, she enjoys the love and support of her partner, Laura |
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| 31 | 32 | | Spanjian, as well as that of her two sons; and |
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| 32 | 33 | | WHEREAS, Through her commitment to community enrichment, |
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| 33 | 34 | | inclusivity, and the arts, Ms. Christian has furthered Houston's |
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| 34 | 35 | | reputation as a destination for world-class events, and she may |
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| 35 | 36 | | take well-deserved pride in her exceptional record of achievement |
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| 36 | 37 | | as she embarks on the next exciting chapter of her life; now, |
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| 37 | 38 | | therefore, be it |
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| 38 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 39 | 40 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Susan Christian on her retirement |
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| 40 | 41 | | as director of the Houston Mayor's Office of Special Events and |
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| 41 | 42 | | extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 42 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 43 | 44 | | prepared for Ms. Christian as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 44 | 45 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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