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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 | 
      
        |  | for family and consumer sciences on December 31, 2014, drawing to a | 
      
        |  | close an outstanding career with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension | 
      
        |  | Service; and | 
      
        |  | WHEREAS, After attending Texas Woman's University, where she | 
      
        |  | earned a degree in vocational home economics education, Ms. Cole | 
      
        |  | joined Hunt County Extension in 1968 as a 4-H agent; she went on to | 
      
        |  | work as an Extension agent at-large for Rains, Camp, Delta, and | 
      
        |  | Franklin Counties before returning to Hunt County in 1989; and | 
      
        |  | WHEREAS, In her role as Hunt County Extension agent for | 
      
        |  | family and consumer sciences, Ms. Cole provided practical | 
      
        |  | information about such topics as health, child raising, money | 
      
        |  | management, and housing and the environment, while also assisting | 
      
        |  | with efforts related to economic and community development; for a | 
      
        |  | number of years, her work included writing two weekly columns for | 
      
        |  | the Herald-Banner, a Hunt County newspaper, which garnered a | 
      
        |  | devoted following; her "Food For Thought" column offered recipes | 
      
        |  | and nutritional advice, while "Good Ideas" focused on news about | 
      
        |  | AgriLife Extension Service activities in the area; during her time | 
      
        |  | with the Hunt County Extension office, Ms. Cole also served as the | 
      
        |  | group's county coordinator, with responsibility for leading | 
      
        |  | program development and overseeing office operations; and | 
      
        |  | WHEREAS, Ms. Cole plans to enjoy her retirement by spending | 
      
        |  | more time with her husband of more than 40 years, Tom Cole, and by | 
      
        |  | painting, writing, and possibly consulting; and | 
      
        |  | WHEREAS, Mary Sue Cole's wide-ranging knowledge and | 
      
        |  | commitment to excellence have greatly benefited the citizens of | 
      
        |  | Hunt County, and she may indeed reflect with pride on a career well | 
      
        |  | spent as she embarks on the next exciting chapter of her life; now, | 
      
        |  | therefore, be it | 
      
        |  | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | 
      
        |  | Legislature hereby congratulate Mary Sue Cole on her retirement | 
      
        |  | from the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and that she be | 
      
        |  | extended sincere best wishes for continued happiness and success; | 
      
        |  | and, be it further | 
      
        |  | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | 
      
        |  | prepared for Ms. Cole as an expression of high regard by the Texas | 
      
        |  | House of Representatives. | 
      
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        |  | Flynn | 
      
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        |  | ______________________________ | 
      
        |  | Speaker of the House | 
      
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        |  | I certify that H.R. No. 1517 was adopted by the House on April | 
      
        |  | 16, 2015, by a non-record vote. | 
      
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        |  | ______________________________ | 
      
        |  | Chief Clerk of the House | 
      
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