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| 2 | 2 | | By: Miklos H.C.R. No. 56 |
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| 5 | 5 | | CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, A distinguished career in the field of education |
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| 7 | 7 | | drew to a close with the retirement of Linda Muhl from Dr. John D. |
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| 8 | 8 | | Horn High School in Mesquite in May 2008; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Born in Aquilla, Linda Muhl moved to Mesquite at the |
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| 10 | 10 | | age of four and graduated from Mesquite High School in 1955; she is |
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| 11 | 11 | | the mother of four children, Andy, Peter, Kip, and Sally, and she |
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| 12 | 12 | | and her husband, Andrew H. Muhl, Jr., have also welcomed 10 |
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| 13 | 13 | | grandchildren and a great-granddaughter into their family; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Mrs. Muhl enrolled in college at age 36, and she |
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| 15 | 15 | | joined the faculty at North Mesquite High School six years later; |
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| 16 | 16 | | her tenure at the school extended for 20 years, during which she |
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| 17 | 17 | | taught social studies and English; she went on to establish the |
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| 18 | 18 | | Gifted Department at Horn High School, teaching there for nine |
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| 19 | 19 | | years; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, This outstanding educator emphasized discovery in |
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| 21 | 21 | | her classes, and she often recited insightful sayings to her |
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| 22 | 22 | | students, such as "making a difference in this world is much more |
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| 23 | 23 | | important than getting a big paycheck" and "no kind thoughts are |
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| 24 | 24 | | ever meaningful left unshared"; one of her favorite maxims is |
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| 25 | 25 | | especially well remembered by many of her students: "do not let life |
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| 26 | 26 | | pass you by like a train in the night; jump aboard, seizing every |
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| 27 | 27 | | opportunity possible"; this phrase not only inspired many young |
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| 28 | 28 | | people to take account of the opportunities available to them, but |
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| 29 | 29 | | also summed up the positive approach that Mrs. Muhl took in her own |
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| 30 | 30 | | life in realizing her dream of becoming an educator; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Several prestigious accolades have come to Mrs. Muhl |
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| 32 | 32 | | over the course of her 29-year career, including induction into the |
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| 33 | 33 | | Mesquite Independent School District Apple Corps, an honor society |
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| 34 | 34 | | for local teachers, and selection as Outstanding High School |
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| 35 | 35 | | Teacher of the Year for 2000 by the Texas Council of Teachers of |
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| 36 | 36 | | English; in addition, she holds life memberships in the North |
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| 37 | 37 | | Mesquite High School and John Horn High School Parent Teacher |
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| 38 | 38 | | Associations; and |
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| 39 | 39 | | WHEREAS, Educators as enthusiastic and inspiring as Linda |
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| 40 | 40 | | Muhl are deserving of the highest respect, and her exceptional |
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| 41 | 41 | | vitality and dedication have made a lasting and positive impression |
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| 42 | 42 | | on her students and her fellow teachers; a great asset to the |
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| 43 | 43 | | Mesquite ISD throughout her tenure, she may indeed reflect with |
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| 44 | 44 | | pride on a career well spent; now, therefore, be it |
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| 45 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas |
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| 46 | 46 | | hereby congratulate Linda Muhl on her retirement from Horn High |
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| 47 | 47 | | School in Mesquite and extend to her sincere best wishes for the |
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| 48 | 48 | | future; and, be it further |
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| 49 | 49 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 50 | 50 | | prepared for Mrs. Muhl as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 51 | 51 | | House of Representatives and Senate. |
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