| 1 | 1 | | H.C.R. No. 246 |
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| 4 | 4 | | HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, A distinguished career in education spanning more |
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| 6 | 6 | | than a half-century is drawing to a close with the retirement of |
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| 7 | 7 | | Kathryn Jay Hamilton of Lubbock from the Frenship Independent |
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| 8 | 8 | | School District on May 29, 2009; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Mrs. Hamilton graduated from McMurray College in |
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| 10 | 10 | | Abilene in 1942 and took her first teaching job that same year in |
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| 11 | 11 | | her hometown of Jayton; she and Thomas Hamilton were married soon |
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| 12 | 12 | | afterward, and Mrs. Hamilton devoted herself to raising her family |
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| 13 | 13 | | for the next decade while living in Lubbock and Hale Center; in |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1955, she returned to teaching when she opened a private |
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| 15 | 15 | | kindergarten, operating it for three years; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, After the family moved to Paducah, Texas, in 1958, |
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| 17 | 17 | | Mrs. Hamilton began teaching English at the junior high level; in |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1964, she became a high school teacher in Olton and took a similar |
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| 19 | 19 | | job in Post three years later; during this time, she taught English |
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| 20 | 20 | | and speech and coached debate, one-act play, and poetry |
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| 21 | 21 | | interpretation teams; moreover, she also found time to further her |
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| 22 | 22 | | own education, earning a master's degree from East Texas State |
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| 23 | 23 | | University in 1967; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, The Hamiltons moved back to the Lubbock area in |
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| 25 | 25 | | 1970, and this experienced educator began her tenure with Frenship |
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| 26 | 26 | | ISD in Wolfforth; in the 39 years since, she has been a respected |
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| 27 | 27 | | member of the faculty, teaching senior English and coaching the |
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| 28 | 28 | | one-act play team; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, When the final class adjourns on May 29, 2009, |
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| 30 | 30 | | Kathryn Hamilton will bid farewell to her students one last time; |
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| 31 | 31 | | her presence in the classroom will be greatly missed, but she may |
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| 32 | 32 | | take great pride in her many decades of devoted service as an |
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| 33 | 33 | | educator, knowing that she has made a positive difference in the |
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| 34 | 34 | | lives of countless young Texans; now, therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas |
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| 36 | 36 | | hereby honor Kathryn Jay Hamilton for her outstanding career in |
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| 37 | 37 | | education on the occasion of her retirement and extend to her |
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| 38 | 38 | | sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it |
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| 39 | 39 | | further |
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| 40 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 41 | 41 | | prepared for Mrs. Hamilton as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 42 | 42 | | Texas House of Representatives and Senate. |
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| 43 | 43 | | Homer |
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| 44 | 44 | | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 46 | 46 | | I certify that H.C.R. No. 246 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 47 | 47 | | 25, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 48 | 48 | | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 50 | 50 | | I certify that H.C.R. No. 246 was adopted by the Senate on |
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| 51 | 51 | | June 1, 2009, by a viva-voce vote. |
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| 52 | 52 | | ______________________________ |
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| 53 | 53 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 54 | 54 | | APPROVED: __________________ |
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| 55 | 55 | | Date |
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| 56 | 56 | | __________________ |
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| 57 | 57 | | Governor |
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