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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Sandra S. Heatherley has greatly benefited the |
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League of Women Voters of Corpus Christi through her dedicated |
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service as president; and |
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WHEREAS, Since taking office in 2013, Ms. Heatherley has ably |
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guided the organization through a period of membership growth; she |
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has effectively directed voter registration drives at high schools, |
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colleges, and universities, and she has led initiatives related to |
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Women's Equality Day, water planning, human trafficking, and other |
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issues; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Heatherley has expanded the outreach of the |
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league through issues-based partnerships with the City of Corpus |
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Christi and such organizations as the Hispanic Women's Network of |
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Texas, Delta Sigma Theta, the Leadership Corpus Christi Alumni |
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Association, and the Sierra Club; in addition, she has raised the |
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profile of the league in the community, and she has represented the |
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chapter at the league's state and national conventions; she |
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previously served the chapter as vice president of membership; and |
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WHEREAS, In her professional life, Ms. Heatherley is a |
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clinical laboratory consultant, and she has served as president of |
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Quality Laboratory Consultants for nearly 20 years; her |
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distinguished career has included a decade-long tenure as |
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laboratory director of the Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public |
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Health District; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of the University of Tulsa, she also |
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holds a master's degree in public health from the University of |
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Oklahoma; she has given generously of her time and talents to a |
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number of organizations, among them the Medical Reserve Corps, the |
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Citizens Advisory Health Board, and Paws Up, and she is active in |
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the parish of St. Pius X Roman Catholic Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Sandra Heatherley has earned the respect and |
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admiration of innumerable people through her leadership and her |
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steadfast commitment to the worthy goals of the League of Women |
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Voters, and she may indeed take pride in her accomplishments; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Sandra S. Heatherley for her service as |
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president of the League of Women Voters of Corpus Christi and extend |
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to her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Heatherley as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Herrero |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2350 was adopted by the House on May |
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21, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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