TITLE: Congratulating Anne Cozart on her retirement as district director for State Representative Charlie Geren.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Anne Cozart on her retirement as district director for State Representative Charlie Geren.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Anne Cozart of Tarrant County is retiring as district director in the office of State Representative Charlie Geren on July 31, 2017, drawing to a close more than 14 years of exemplary service to the citizens of District 99; and WHEREAS, Since becoming a legislative employee, Ms. Cozart has contributed to the workings of state government firsthand; handling a wide variety of challenging tasks, she has provided vital leadership, served as a liaison with constituents, and ensured the efficient operation of the district office; and WHEREAS, Before joining Representative Geren's team, Ms. Cozart was a bilingual teacher in the Fort Worth Independent School District, where she served for more than four decades; she was the first woman on the board of Castleberry Independent School District, serving for 21 years, and she was a member of the board of the Texas Association for Students in Bilingual Education for seven years; and WHEREAS, Ms. Cozart has further contributed to her community as a member of the Northwest Tarrant, Saginaw Area, and Tri-County Chambers of Commerce, and in 2017, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Northwest Tarrant chamber; she is a member of the Ninety-Nines, an international organization of women pilots, and she has served on the Fort Worth Aviation Advisory Board; moreover, she was named Civilian Fire Fighter of the Year for her work in ensuring the placement of smoke alarms in area homes; and WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Ms. Cozart enjoys the love and support of her husband, Gene, her three daughters and their spouses, Genie and James Bandy, Deanna and David Rutledge, and Angie and Dennis Haar, and her granddaughter, Brade Rutledge; she is also an active congregant of River Oaks Baptist Church; and WHEREAS, Anne Cozart's dedication, professionalism, and integrity have greatly benefited her fellow Texans and earned her the respect and admiration of her colleagues, 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, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Anne Cozart on her retirement as district director for State Representative Charlie Geren 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 Ms. Cozart as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Geren Straus Goldman Oliverson Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega Alonzo Gonz lez of El Paso Paddie Alvarado Gooden Parker Anchia Guerra Paul Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan Ar valo Hefner Phillips Ashby Hernandez Pickett Bailes Herrero Price Bell Hinojosa Raney Bernal Holland Raymond Biedermann Howard Reynolds Blanco Huberty Rinaldi Bohac Hunter Roberts Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. Burns Johnson of Harris Rose Burrows Kacal Sanford Button Keough Schaefer Cain King of Hemphill Schofield Canales King of Parker Schubert Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen Clardy Klick Sheffield Coleman Koop Shine Collier Krause Simmons Cook Kuempel Smithee Cortez Lambert Springer Cosper Landgraf Stephenson Craddick Lang Stickland Cyrier Larson Stucky Dale Laubenberg Swanson Darby Leach Thierry Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris Dean Lucio III Tinderholt Deshotel Martinez Turner Dukes Metcalf Uresti Dutton Meyer VanDeaver Elkins Miller Villalba Faircloth Minjarez Vo Fallon Moody Walle Farrar Morrison White Flynn Mu oz, Jr. Wilson Frank Murphy Workman Frullo Murr Wray Geren Neave Wu Gervin-Hawkins Nev rez Zedler Giddings Oliveira Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 121 was adopted by the House on July 28, 2017, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House