Bill Text: TX SR203 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Condell Garden on the occasion of her retirement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-22 - Reported enrolled [SR203 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR203-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, Condell Garden is retiring as executive director | ||
of Interfaith Ministries of Denton on February 28, 2023, drawing | ||
to a close an exemplary career with the organization that has | ||
spanned nearly three decades; and | ||
WHEREAS, Interfaith Ministries of Denton is a nonprofit | ||
agency that was chartered in 1992, and in the early years of its | ||
operation, Mrs. Garden served as its sole employee; throughout | ||
her tenure as executive director, she has worked tirelessly to | ||
advance IFM's mission of providing short-term assistance to | ||
individuals and families in need; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mrs. Garden has also given generously of her time | ||
to numerous other worthy causes in the Denton community; she | ||
served on the committee that established Our Daily Bread, an | ||
organization supporting the homeless and at-risk in the | ||
community, and she has also partnered with various institutions, | ||
such as United Way and the Denton Independent School District, in | ||
back-to-school events; in addition, she has been a faithful | ||
member of the Denton Rotary Club for 22 years and served as its | ||
president from 2019 to 2020; moreover, she served her country in | ||
the United States Army as a specialist 5; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mrs. Garden earned both a bachelor's degree and a | ||
master's degree from Texas Woman's University, and she also holds | ||
a certificate in Nonprofit Management & Leadership from Michigan | ||
State University; in all her endeavors, she enjoys the love and | ||
support of her husband, Earl, and their three children and two | ||
grandchildren; and | ||
WHEREAS, Over the past 27 years, Condell Garden has played | ||
an integral role in an organization that has been a crucial | ||
lifeline to countless Denton residents, and she may take | ||
satisfaction in knowing that her efforts have made a positive and | ||
lasting difference in the community; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
Legislature, hereby congratulate Condell Garden on her | ||
retirement from Interfaith Ministries of Denton 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 Mrs. Garden as an expression of high regard from | ||
the Texas Senate. | ||
Springer | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on February 22, 2023. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |