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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Betty M. Lamb of Rockport is retiring from the |
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Coastal Bend Council of Governments in February 2017, drawing to a |
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close an outstanding career with that organization that has spanned |
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more than four decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Lamb began working with the Coastal Bend Council |
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of Governments as an auditor in 1973; she took on additional |
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responsibilities as a contract specialist in 1980, and in 1990, she |
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was named director of the Area Agency on Aging, a position she has |
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held for the past 27 years; and |
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WHEREAS, A respected voice on issues affecting seniors, |
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Ms. Lamb has shared her insight as a former chair and longtime |
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member of the Corpus Christi Mayor's Council on Aging, as a past |
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officer in the Texas Association of Area Agencies on Aging, and as |
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an active contributor to the Face to Face Advisory Council |
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supporting family caregivers; she also spent more than two decades |
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working on the Coastal Bend Aging and Disability Resource Directory |
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Project, and she has served as an active planning member of Coastal |
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Bend Community Partnerships, including the long-running |
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Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children Conference; and |
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WHEREAS, In retirement, Ms. Lamb is looking forward to |
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enjoying more time with her family, which includes her two |
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daughters and six grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her dedication and expertise, Betty Lamb has |
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made a positive difference in the lives of many area Texans, and she |
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may indeed reflect with well-deserved pride on her record of |
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service; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby congratulate Betty M. Lamb on her retirement from the |
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Coastal Bend Council of Governments and extend to her sincere best |
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wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Lamb as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives and Senate. |