Bill Text: TX HCR55 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Betty Lamb on her retirement from the Coastal Bend Council of Governments.
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: (Passed) 2017-04-05 - Signed by the Governor [HCR55 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HCR55-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 55 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Betty M. Lamb of Rockport is retiring from the | ||
| Coastal Bend Council of Governments in February 2017, drawing to a | ||
| close an outstanding career with that organization that has spanned | ||
| more than four decades; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Lamb began working with the Coastal Bend Council | ||
| of Governments as an auditor in 1973; she took on additional | ||
| responsibilities as a contract specialist in 1980, and in 1990, she | ||
| was named director of the Area Agency on Aging, a position she has | ||
| held for the past 27 years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A respected voice on issues affecting seniors, | ||
| Ms. Lamb has shared her insight as a former chair and longtime | ||
| member of the Corpus Christi Mayor's Council on Aging, as a past | ||
| officer in the Texas Association of Area Agencies on Aging, and as | ||
| an active contributor to the Face to Face Advisory Council | ||
| supporting family caregivers; she also spent more than two decades | ||
| working on the Coastal Bend Aging and Disability Resource Directory | ||
| Project, and she has served as an active planning member of Coastal | ||
| Bend Community Partnerships, including the long-running | ||
| Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children Conference; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In retirement, Ms. Lamb is looking forward to | ||
| enjoying more time with her family, which includes her two | ||
| daughters and six grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through her dedication and expertise, Betty Lamb has | ||
| made a positive difference in the lives of many area Texans, and she | ||
| may indeed reflect with well-deserved pride on her record of | ||
| service; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby congratulate Betty M. Lamb on her retirement from the | ||
| Coastal Bend Council of Governments 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 Ms. Lamb as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives and Senate. | ||
| Hunter | ||
| Guillen | ||
| Herrero | ||
| Lozano | ||
| Morrison | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 55 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 16, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 55 was adopted by the Senate on | ||
| March 21, 2017, by a viva-voce vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
