Bill Text: TX HR732 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Dorothy L. Stoker-Starks on her retirement from the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Dallas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-17 - Reported enrolled [HR732 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR732-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 732 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Dorothy L. Stoker-Starks is retiring from the | ||
| Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Dallas in 2017, drawing to a | ||
| close a remarkable tenure with the center that spanned nearly half a | ||
| century; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A native of Harleton, Mrs. Starks began her career | ||
| in nursing as a trainee at the VA Medical Center in 1969; she went on | ||
| to spend 45 years in the operating room as a certified surgical | ||
| technologist in neurology and plastic surgery and to serve as a | ||
| preceptor and advocate for those new to the field; she also | ||
| volunteered as an ambassador for veterans and their families; her | ||
| contributions to the VA North Texas Health Care System were | ||
| recognized with the Nursing of Excellence Award in 2012 and the | ||
| Daisy Ambassador Award in 2014; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In addition to going above and beyond in her | ||
| professional duties, Mrs. Starks has served on the board of | ||
| directors of the Texas State Assembly of the Association of | ||
| Surgical Technologists, which awarded her a Fellowship of High | ||
| Honor in 2008, and as president of the T. Mathis Hawkins Section of | ||
| the National Council of Negro Women; moreover, she has given back to | ||
| her community by helping sponsor a local health fair, mentoring | ||
| young women, supporting the American Cancer Society, and assisting | ||
| families at the Ronald McDonald House; and | ||
| WHEREAS, An active member of the Alta Mesa Park Baptist | ||
| Church, Mrs. Starks serves as president of the General Mission and | ||
| assists with the congregation's various ministries; she has also | ||
| held the offices of president and parliamentarian of the Greater | ||
| Dallas Area Sisterhood of the Missionary Baptist General Convention | ||
| of Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Retirement offers Mrs. Starks a welcome opportunity | ||
| to spend more time with her family, which includes her three | ||
| children, three grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan's commitment to the highest | ||
| standards of her profession has greatly benefited her fellow | ||
| citizens, 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 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Dorothy L. Stoker-Starks on her | ||
| retirement from the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Dallas and | ||
| extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mrs. Starks as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Davis of Dallas | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 732 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 16, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
