83R11010 MGR-D
 
  By: Leach H.R. No. 781
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Members of the Conner Harrington Republican Women of
  Plano have played an active role in their community and beyond for
  42 years; and
         WHEREAS, Organized in the home of Gladys Harrington in 1971,
  this group of concerned citizens had 16 original members, united by
  a vision of small government and individual liberty and
  responsibility; the club was named for the late Conner Harrington,
  who served as mayor of Plano and as a member of the State Republican
  Executive Committee; and
         WHEREAS, The Conner Harrington Republican Women began
  holding night meetings to allow working mothers to attend, and they
  conducted all business in an open format to ensure that everyone
  could participate; the club has won awards from the National and
  Texas Federations of Republican Women, and its members have gone on
  to win elected office and serve at the highest levels in the state
  federation and in the Republican Party of Texas; and
         WHEREAS, Under the leadership of current president Pat
  Hatchell, members of the Conner Harrington Republican Women are
  making a lasting difference through their grassroots political
  activism, and they may take justifiable pride in their rich history
  of civic engagement and their reputation for vitality,
  congeniality, and camaraderie; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
  Legislature hereby commend the Conner Harrington Republican Women
  for their contributions to the political process in Texas and
  extend to them sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it
  further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for the group as an expression of high regard by the Texas
  House of Representatives.