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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 610
By Faison
HJR0610
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A RESOLUTION to honor Sam W. Hinchey on the occasion of his
retirement from Jefferson County Schools.
WHEREAS, the members of this General Assembly take great pleasure in recognizing
an exemplary school bus driver who has provided dedicated service daily to the students under
his charge in ways both large and small; and
WHEREAS, for fifty-four years, Sam W. Hinchey has undertaken the great responsibility
of transporting children of all ages to and from school by bus, and forty-eight of those years
have been spent in service to Jefferson County Schools and its students; and
WHEREAS, a popular fixture in the school system and the community, Mr. Hinchey is a
particular favorite among the members of the Jefferson County Youth Leadership program, as
he provides the transportation for their field trips; and
WHEREAS, a graduate of Luther Rice Seminary, Mr. Hinchey is an ordained minister
who has shepherded the flocks of several churches in the community as their pastor, leading his
congregations to a closer relationship with God and a fuller spiritual life; and
WHEREAS, a true product of Jefferson County, Mr. Hinchey received his education at
three institutions in the county—Jefferson Grammar School, Jefferson County High School, and
Carson-Newman College; and
WHEREAS, after fifty-four years at the wheel, Mr. Hinchey is taking his much-deserved
retirement, but his legacy will live on through the many grateful students he has served and
protected during his illustrious career; and
WHEREAS, Sam W. Hinchey is worthy of our approbation as he achieves this major
milestone; now, therefore,
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED
FOURTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE
CONCURRING, that we honor Sam W. Hinchey on his outstanding fifty-four-year career as a
school bus driver, thank him for his proficient service to Jefferson County Schools and its
students, and extend to him our best wishes for continued success and happiness during his
retirement years.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to
the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear
without House or Senate designation.