Bill Text: TX SR418 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Karen Shira on the occasion of her retirement.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-17 - Reported enrolled [SR418 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR418-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Karen Shira retired from the United Nations | ||
| Information Center in Washington, D.C., on March 31, 2021, | ||
| drawing to a close more than a quarter century of service to the | ||
| organization; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the course of her exemplary 25-year tenure | ||
| with the UN Information Center, Mrs. Shira worked closely with | ||
| four secretaries general of the UN, helping to coordinate their | ||
| visits to Washington to meet with the president and other | ||
| high-ranking federal officials; in addition, she oversaw the | ||
| office's accounting, financial, and human resources functions, | ||
| and in recent years she was responsible for hiring and mentoring | ||
| members of its renowned internship program; she also was a key | ||
| player in three large lease renegotiations; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Shira began her career with the finance | ||
| department of the Town of Herndon, Virginia, and worked for a | ||
| time as an accountant in the private sector; in 1983, she | ||
| graduated from the Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Training | ||
| Academy at the top of her class and became a deputy sheriff with | ||
| the Fairfax County Sheriff's Department; she later played a vital | ||
| role in establishing the accounting practices of the State | ||
| Justice Institute in Alexandria, Virginia; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Mrs. Shira has enjoyed the | ||
| love and support of her husband, James, as well as that of her | ||
| three sons; the Shiras recently moved to Fort Worth to be close to | ||
| their family; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Karen Shira's dedication, hard work, and | ||
| commitment to excellence have greatly benefited the mission of | ||
| the United Nations and earned her the respect and admiration of | ||
| her colleagues, and she may indeed reflect with pride on a career | ||
| well spent as she embarks upon the next exciting chapter of her | ||
| life; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th | ||
| Legislature, hereby congratulate Karen Shira on her retirement | ||
| from the United Nations Information Center 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. Shira as an expression of high regard from the | ||
| Texas Senate. | ||
| Powell | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on May 17, 2021. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
