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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 436
By Briggs
SJR0436
007079
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A RESOLUTION to recognize Terry Carroll of the Tennessee
State Employees Association on the occasion of
his retirement.
WHEREAS, it is appropriate that we should honor those citizens who have performed
with uncommon devotion and enthusiasm throughout their years of industry; and
WHEREAS, Terry Carroll is one such estimable person who served with distinction as
the Deputy Executive Director of the Tennessee State Employees Association (TSEA) and took
his much-deserved retirement on December 31, 2023; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Carroll began his illustrious career with TSEA on August 24, 1992,
serving as the West Tennessee Field Representative for the organization, a post he held until
January 1995; and
WHEREAS, in 1995, he was named Middle Tennessee Field Representative and held
that position for the next twenty years before being named the Employee Compensation and
Benefits Coordinator in September 2015; and
WHEREAS, in January 2019, Mr. Carroll was named Government Affairs Director for
TSEA, in which capacity he displayed his dedication to state employees and his unwavering
belief in their work and in TSEA's mission; and
WHEREAS, during his years with TSEA, he won the respect and admiration of state
employees across the State of Tennessee, who appreciated his visionary leadership on behalf
of all TSEA members; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Carroll demonstrated his commitment to TSEA by continuing to lend his
time and talents to the organization's representatives at the State Capitol for nearly a year after
taking his retirement; and
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WHEREAS, Terry Carroll is an active and important part of his community and served as
the judge's chair for the Miss Austin Peay and Miss Queen City pageants in Clarksville, ensuring
that the judges experienced Southern hospitality during the events; and
WHEREAS, hailing from beautiful West Tennessee, Mr. Carroll grew up following the
Miss Tennessee pageant in Jackson, and his knowledge of talent winners and those crowned
Miss Tennessee is legendary; and
WHEREAS, he is enjoying his retirement by pursuing his love of travel, having visited
the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Austria, the Slovak Republic, Aruba, Canada, Germany,
Belgium, Scotland, and France; and
WHEREAS, Terry Carroll exemplifies the spirit and allegiance to family and community
that are characteristic of a true Tennessean; and
WHEREAS, throughout his estimable career, Terry Carroll demonstrated the utmost
professionalism, ability, and integrity, winning the unbridled respect and admiration of his
colleagues and the members of the Tennessee State Employees Association; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, that we extend to Terry Carroll our heartfelt wishes for a
happy and fulfilling retirement and every continued success in his future endeavors.
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.