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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, An outstanding record of civic service was honored |
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at the First Lady Tea on March 22, 2009, as Renda Hickerson was |
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named First Lady of Waxahachie, becoming the 61st person to hold |
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that coveted title; and |
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WHEREAS, A Greenville native, Mrs. Hickerson grew up in Waco |
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and Waxahachie and graduated from Waxahachie High School; she went |
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on to obtain a degree from North Texas State Teachers College and |
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worked as a teacher at Coleman High School; she met her future |
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husband, Marcus Hickerson, while attending college, and the couple |
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lived in Texas and California while raising their family; and |
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WHEREAS, After she and her husband returned to Waxahachie, |
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Mrs. Hickerson involved herself in numerous community endeavors; |
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she has served on the Waxahachie Park Board and the Planning and |
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Zoning Commission, and she is a member of the Heirloom Club and |
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Gardeners Limited; her interest in horticulture also inspired her |
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to help implement a memorial garden in Getzendaner Park; moreover, |
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she has served on the Historic Preservation Committee of Waxahachie |
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and the courthouse tours committee, designed plantings at a local |
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elementary school, and, as a former Crape Myrtle Queen, contributed |
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to the founding of the Crape Myrtle Council; and |
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WHEREAS, Renda Hickerson has demonstrated her dedication to |
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her community in many ways, and her selection as First Lady justly |
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recognizes her efforts in behalf of the city she loves so well; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Renda Hickerson on her selection as |
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the 2009 First Lady of Waxahachie and extend to her sincere best |
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wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Hickerson as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Pitts |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2683 was adopted by the House on May |
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31, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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