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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Those Texans who give freely of their time and |
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talents to benefit the larger community make the world a better |
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place through their actions and example, and lifelong volunteer |
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Marie Ballard of Terrell is indeed one such individual; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Ballard began delivering food for Meals on |
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Wheels in 1981, and today, at age 94, she continues to faithfully |
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make her rounds each week; braving harsh weather and temperature |
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extremes, she is accompanied by her friend, Pat Hall, and |
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occasionally by her miniature poodle, Mitzy, who is a popular sight |
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among those she visits; often, she does more than drop off meals, |
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helping out the homebound residents on her route in different ways; |
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moreover, she is an active volunteer at Good Shepherd Episcopal |
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Church; and |
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WHEREAS, A Terrell native, Mrs. Ballard graduated from |
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Terrell High School before attending Saint Paul's School of |
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Nursing; after getting married and moving to other cities, she |
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returned to her hometown in the 1950s and began working at Terrell |
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State Hospital, where she served as the director of nursing; she |
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retired in 1981, and in honor of her outstanding career, an annual |
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award in her name is presented to a hospital employee who |
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demonstrates excellence in nursing; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her generous acts of volunteerism, Marie |
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Ballard has enriched the lives of countless of her fellow citizens, |
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and she serves as a source of inspiration to all those who are |
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privileged to know her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby commend Marie Ballard for |
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her decades of service to the Terrell community and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for continued 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. Ballard as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |