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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The 100th birthday of an esteemed Texan is indeed a |
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| 6 | 7 | | special occasion, and retired teacher C. C. Turner of Longview is |
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| 7 | 8 | | celebrating this momentous milestone in his life on May 9, 2015, to |
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| 8 | 9 | | the delight of his family, friends, and former students; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Born in Pritchett in 1915 to parents who were |
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| 10 | 11 | | farmers, Cleo C. Turner attended a number of different schools |
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| 11 | 12 | | while growing up; he graduated from the 10th grade in Glenwood as |
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| 12 | 13 | | salutatorian of his class and then completed high school in Gilmer, |
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| 13 | 14 | | staying in an auditorium dressing room with several other boys on |
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| 14 | 15 | | weeknights and traveling home on the weekends; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Turner received his associate's degree from the |
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| 16 | 17 | | College of Marshall and began his career in a small school in |
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| 17 | 18 | | Independence Springs, where he was both one of two teachers and the |
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| 18 | 19 | | principal; subsequently, he taught at West Mountain Elementary |
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| 19 | 20 | | School and Harmony Consolidated School; during the summers, he |
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| 20 | 21 | | waited tables at Baylor University while earning his bachelor's |
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| 21 | 22 | | degree, and he later attained a master's degree at East Texas State |
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| 22 | 23 | | University; and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, In 1942, Mr. Turner enlisted in the United States |
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| 24 | 25 | | Army Air Forces and was assigned to the Weather Service; he was |
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| 25 | 26 | | stationed in England, where he created maps for use by fighter |
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| 26 | 27 | | pilots, and he was also posted to Missouri, Oklahoma, Washington, |
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| 27 | 28 | | D.C., and finally Montgomery, Alabama, where he married his Texas |
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| 28 | 29 | | sweetheart, Eva Mae Raynes; the couple became the parents of three |
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| 29 | 30 | | children, Merrilyn, Linda, and Jerry, and they shared a fulfilling |
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| 30 | 31 | | relationship of 57 years before Mrs. Turner's passing in 2000; and |
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| 31 | 32 | | WHEREAS, C. C. Turner joined the faculty at Longview High |
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| 32 | 33 | | School in 1946; over the years, he won the enduring respect and |
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| 33 | 34 | | affection of countless students through his kindness, patience, and |
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| 34 | 35 | | ability to help them grasp and retain difficult concepts in |
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| 35 | 36 | | mathematics; he also became the district's first driver's education |
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| 36 | 37 | | instructor, a role in which his calm demeanor was a distinct |
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| 37 | 38 | | advantage; in addition, he taught classes at the Longview campus of |
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| 38 | 39 | | Kilgore College and at Trinity Day School; many of his students went |
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| 39 | 40 | | on to become teachers themselves; and |
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| 40 | 41 | | WHEREAS, A pillar of his community, Mr. Turner was named |
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| 41 | 42 | | Educator of the Year by the Longview Civitans, and he was selected |
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| 42 | 43 | | as 1978 Longview Teacher of the Year by his colleagues; moreover, |
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| 43 | 44 | | the city proclaimed May 22 as C. C. Turner Day in both 1984 and 1987, |
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| 44 | 45 | | under two different mayors, and he was accorded the Rotary Citizen |
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| 45 | 46 | | of the Year award in 1984; and |
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| 46 | 47 | | WHEREAS, In his later years, Mr. Turner has continued to |
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| 47 | 48 | | serve as a role model with his active lifestyle, participation in |
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| 48 | 49 | | church functions, and attendance at numerous class reunions, always |
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| 49 | 50 | | impeccably attired; he is a source of wisdom and inspiration to all, |
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| 50 | 51 | | and it is truly a pleasure to honor him for having joined an elite |
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| 51 | 52 | | group of Texans who can look back on 100 years of meaningful |
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| 52 | 53 | | achievements; now, therefore, be it |
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| 53 | 54 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 54 | 55 | | Legislature hereby congratulate C. C. Turner on his 100th birthday |
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| 55 | 56 | | and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, |
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| 56 | 57 | | be it further |
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| 57 | 58 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 58 | 59 | | prepared for Mr. Turner as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 59 | 60 | | House of Representatives. |
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