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AR HMR1006
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Status
3/12/2025
Primary Sponsor
Zack Gramlich
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AI Summary
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House Memorial Resolution honoring Stacy (Beck) Bates, an Arkansas artist and educator from Fort Smith who passed away February 19, 2025, at age 39
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Served as art educator with Fort Smith Public Schools for 17 years, nurturing artistic talent in countless students at Woods Elementary and throughout the district
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Graduated from University of the Ozarks in 2007 with a degree in art and minor in education; named outstanding student in art in 2007 and artist of the month in September 2018
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Created seven murals in Arkansas and Oklahoma by 2018, specialized in black-and-white pen-and-ink illustrations, and co-created "My City is a Fort" children's book celebrating Fort Smith's 200th anniversary
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Resolution directs the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives to provide a copy to Stacy Bates's family upon adoption
Legislative Description
To Remember Arkansas Artist And Educator Stacy Bates For Her Talent And Kindness, And For The Inspiration And Guidance She Provided To Future Generations.
Last Action
READ AND ADOPTED.
3/12/2025