Bill Text: TX HR449 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Harriet May on her 38 years of service to the Government Employees Credit Union in El Paso.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-03-11 - Reported enrolled [HR449 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR449-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 449 | ||
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| WHEREAS, With her retirement as president and chief executive | ||
| officer of the Government Employees Credit Union on March 31, 2012, | ||
| Harriet May concluded an outstanding career that spanned nearly | ||
| four decades; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Harriet May joined GECU in 1974, and over the course | ||
| of her tenure, she has been instrumental in furthering the credit | ||
| union's mission of helping people realize their financial goals; | ||
| implementing programs to benefit the working poor and minorities, | ||
| she initiated a home mortgage program for qualified low-income | ||
| residents, launched an international remittance program enabling | ||
| workers to send money to their families, and focused on offering | ||
| credit union services to the fast-growing Hispanic market; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Appointed CEO of the organization in 1996, Ms. May | ||
| helped establish GECU as one of the largest independent financial | ||
| institutions in El Paso; at the time of her retirement, GECU | ||
| employed some 720 area residents, held assets of $1.8 billion, and | ||
| injected an estimated $125 million annually into the El Paso | ||
| economy; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. May has been recognized with Distinguished | ||
| Service Awards from the World Council of Credit Unions and from the | ||
| El Paso Chapter of Credit Unions; a member of the Texas Credit Union | ||
| Hall of Fame, she served as chair of the Credit Union National | ||
| Association and the Texas Credit Union League and as president of | ||
| the El Paso Chapter of Credit Unions; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. May's professionalism and dedication to | ||
| excellence have greatly benefited the more than 300,000 members of | ||
| GECU, and she may indeed reflect with pride on the respect and | ||
| admiration she earned over the course of a career well spent; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Harriet May on her retirement as | ||
| president and CEO of the Government Employees Credit Union 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. May as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Marquez | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 449 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 28, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
