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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Mary Sue Cole retired as Hunt County Extension agent |
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for family and consumer sciences on December 31, 2014, drawing to a |
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close an outstanding career with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension |
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Service; and |
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WHEREAS, After attending Texas Woman's University, where she |
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earned a degree in vocational home economics education, Ms. Cole |
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joined Hunt County Extension in 1968 as a 4-H agent; she went on to |
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work as an Extension agent at-large for Rains, Camp, Delta, and |
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Franklin Counties before returning to Hunt County in 1989; and |
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WHEREAS, In her role as Hunt County Extension agent for |
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family and consumer sciences, Ms. Cole provided practical |
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information about such topics as health, child raising, money |
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management, and housing and the environment, while also assisting |
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with efforts related to economic and community development; for a |
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number of years, her work included writing two weekly columns for |
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the Herald-Banner, a Hunt County newspaper, which garnered a |
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devoted following; her "Food For Thought" column offered recipes |
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and nutritional advice, while "Good Ideas" focused on news about |
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AgriLife Extension Service activities in the area; during her time |
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with the Hunt County Extension office, Ms. Cole also served as the |
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group's county coordinator, with responsibility for leading |
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program development and overseeing office operations; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Cole plans to enjoy her retirement by spending |
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more time with her husband of more than 40 years, Tom Cole, and by |
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painting, writing, and possibly consulting; and |
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WHEREAS, Mary Sue Cole's wide-ranging knowledge and |
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commitment to excellence have greatly benefited the citizens of |
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Hunt County, and she may indeed reflect with pride on a career well |
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spent as she embarks on the next exciting chapter of her life; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Mary Sue Cole on her retirement |
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from the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and that she be |
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extended sincere best wishes for continued happiness and success; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Cole as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |