Bill Text: TX HR514 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Natalie Stephenson on her retirement from the Girl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-15 - Reported enrolled [HR514 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR514-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 514 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Natalie Stephenson retired as the outdoor education | ||
| manager for the Girl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains on October 31, | ||
| 2018, drawing to a close a long and fulfilling career with the Girl | ||
| Scouts that spanned 44 years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A Pampa native, Ms. Stephenson began her | ||
| involvement in scouting in the second grade and has been a stalwart | ||
| supporter of the organization ever since; she joined the staff of | ||
| the Girl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains after moving to Amarillo | ||
| with her husband in 1974 and was elevated to the position of outdoor | ||
| education manager six years later; in that role, she planned | ||
| outdoor programs for the 82 counties GSTOP covers, as well as for | ||
| the group's Texas camps, and she supervised a full-time staff at | ||
| GSTOP's headquarters in Fort Worth; she also served as the resident | ||
| director of Camp Kiwanis in Amarillo, which welcomes an average of | ||
| 500 scouts each summer; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Throughout her affiliation with the Girl Scouts, | ||
| Ms. Stephenson embraced the opportunity to mentor and nurture the | ||
| talents of its members; her work involved organizing outdoor | ||
| adventures such as horseback riding and swimming, and she enjoyed | ||
| watching campers overcome their fears and push themselves to | ||
| greater heights while forming friendships and making lasting | ||
| memories; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through her dedication, skill, and undeniable | ||
| passion for the Girl Scouts organization, Natalie Stephenson has | ||
| helped make scouting a more rewarding and enriching experience for | ||
| countless young women, and she may reflect with great pride on all | ||
| that she has accomplished as she embarks on the next exciting | ||
| chapter of her life; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Natalie Stephenson on her | ||
| retirement from the Girl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains and extend | ||
| to her sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Ms. Stephenson as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Price | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 514 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 13, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
