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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Lynn Wyatt of Houston has been named the 2017 Texas |
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Medal of Arts honoree for Individual Arts Patron by the Texas |
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Cultural Trust; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Medal of Arts program pays tribute to |
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residents of the Lone Star State who have significantly benefited a |
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variety of artistic disciplines, through either personal |
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achievement or benevolent support; and |
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WHEREAS, A third-generation Texan, Lynn Sakowitz Wyatt has |
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long been a philanthropist and civic leader; locally, she chaired |
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the Houston Grand Opera's 50th anniversary Golden Jubilee Gala, |
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which raised $2.5 million for the company, and featured such |
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international stars as Renée Fleming, Bryn Terfel, Philip Glass, |
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and Elton John; Mrs. Wyatt is also chair emeritus of the Brilliant |
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Lecture Series' Youth Leadership Program and a life trustee of the |
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Star of Hope Mission, and in 1980, Governor William P. Clements |
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named her an Ambassador of Goodwill for the State of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in a number of efforts at the national level |
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as well, Mrs. Wyatt is a founding trustee of the Princess Grace |
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Foundation USA, and she chaired the inaugural gala in Washington, |
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D.C., for President Ronald Reagan; as President Reagan's appointee, |
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she served for eight years on the board of the U.S. Naval Academy; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan has shared her time and |
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resources with the international community as well, serving as |
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chair of the Bal de la Rose in Monaco, an annual event that she |
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transformed into a weekend of festivities benefiting the Red Cross |
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and the American Hospital of Paris; she is also a special advisor to |
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Nobel laureate Luc Montagnier, president of the World Foundation |
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for Medical Research and Prevention, and she has generously |
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supported the Elton John AIDS Foundation; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Wyatt's many honors include the Masterson Award |
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from the Houston Grand Opera and the Woodson Medal from the Houston |
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Forum, and she was inducted into France's prestigious Order of Arts |
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and Letters as a chevalier in 1982, with a promotion to the rank of |
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officer in 2007; moreover, she has been named Houston's Most |
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Fascinating by the Texas Medical Center Library, Socialite of the |
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Century by Texas Monthly, and a Cadillac Texas Legend by KHOU-TV in |
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Houston; and |
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WHEREAS, Cultural organizations across the Lone Star State |
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and beyond have benefited immeasurably from the altruism of Lynn |
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Wyatt, and she has set an inspiring example of the good that one |
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person can accomplish; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Lynn Wyatt on her selection as the |
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2017 Texas Medal of Arts honoree for Individual Arts Patron and |
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extend to her 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 Mrs. Wyatt as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |