Bill Text: TX HR1885 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Kathryn Wemer on her receipt of a 2017-2018 Daniel E. Kilgore Local History Award from the Nueces County Historical Society.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-28 - Reported enrolled [HR1885 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1885-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1885 |
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WHEREAS, Kathryn Wemer has been presented with a 2017-2018 | ||
Daniel E. Kilgore Local History Award by the Nueces County | ||
Historical Society; and | ||
WHEREAS, Established in 2004, this accolade is annually | ||
bestowed on individuals who have rendered distinguished service in | ||
advancing the NCHS mission to promote and preserve the history of | ||
Nueces County and the Coastal Bend; the award is named in memory of | ||
Daniel Kilgore, an influential lay historian, collector, and author | ||
who passed away in 1995; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ms. Wemer retired from the Corpus Christi | ||
Independent School District after a career of more than 36 years as | ||
an American and Texas history teacher, and she continues to work as | ||
a substitute teacher; beyond the classroom, she serves as a docent | ||
at the Centennial House, speaks about various history topics for | ||
local organizations, and researches and coordinates the | ||
dedications of Texas Historical Commission markers in Corpus | ||
Christi and around Nueces County; she is currently the vice | ||
president of the Nueces County Historical Society, a role that | ||
involves overseeing the group's monthly programs; and | ||
WHEREAS, This notable Texan has demonstrated a profound | ||
commitment to the stewardship of local history, and her | ||
contributions will help current and future generations of Coastal | ||
Bend residents more fully understand and appreciate their rich | ||
heritage; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Kathryn Wemer on her receipt of a | ||
2017-2018 Daniel E. Kilgore Local History Award from the Nueces | ||
County Historical Society 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. Wemer as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Herrero | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1885 was adopted by the House on May | ||
24, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||