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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Allison McMullen of Galveston has been named an |
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Unsung Hero by the Galveston County Daily News; and |
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WHEREAS, Each year, the newspaper asks its readers to |
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nominate people they know who have served the community quietly and |
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selflessly; those selected as Unsung Heroes are honored in the |
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special Profiles edition alongside the Citizen of the Year, and in |
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2009, the paper chose to recognize nine residents who helped others |
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through the upheaval in the wake of Hurricane Ike; and |
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WHEREAS, Allison McMullen volunteers with the Whiskerville |
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Animal Sanctuary in Texas City and fosters animals waiting for a |
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permanent home; when Hurricane Ike bore down on Galveston County, |
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she aided the shelter's efforts by evacuating with six of its |
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kittens and one of its dogs, as well as her own three cats; and |
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WHEREAS, A doctoral student in the field of infectious |
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diseases, Ms. McMullen moved to Galveston to begin her studies at |
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The University of Texas Medical Branch; she first visited |
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Whiskerville to adopt a kitten and soon began volunteering at the |
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no-kill shelter, helping to care for the animals and finding them |
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families; during the Hurricane Rita evacuation, she took |
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responsibility for moving four rescued kittens out of danger, and |
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when she married her husband, Joe, in 2008, the couple asked wedding |
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guests for donations to Whiskerville in lieu of gifts; and |
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WHEREAS, Damage from Hurricane Ike and vandalism caused |
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Whiskerville to close to the public for a time, but Ms. McMullen |
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remained a faithful volunteer and advocate; the shelter is now able |
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to hold limited hours for adoptions and Ms. McMullen juggles the |
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responsibilities of her classwork, research, and graduate |
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assistantship in order to work at the shelter at least once a week, |
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assisting in every way she can, from nurturing animals to answering |
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phones; moreover, since beginning her association with the shelter, |
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she has fostered three cats, two dozen kittens, and a number of |
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dogs; and |
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WHEREAS, Hurricane Ike left countless pets homeless and in |
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need of aid, making the endeavors of organizations like |
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Whiskerville Animal Sanctuary more vital than ever; through her |
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compassion for vulnerable creatures and commitment to their |
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well-being, Allison McMullen has greatly benefited the shelter and |
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made a positive difference in Galveston County; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Allison McMullen on being named an |
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Unsung Hero by the Galveston County Daily News and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. McMullen as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Eiland |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2401 was adopted by the House on May |
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28, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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