84R18945 WG-D
By: Villalba H.R. No. 1894
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Anna Matheny is retiring from the Grace Academy of
Dallas at the end of the 2014-2015 school year, drawing to a close a
notable career in education that has spanned nearly half a century;
and
WHEREAS, Ms. Matheny earned a bachelor's degree from the
University of Miami and began teaching in 1968 with Miami-Dade
County Public Schools; she worked there for several years and was
later employed at Canyon Creek Christian Academy and the Graham
Cracker Express Weekday School in Richardson; and
WHEREAS, This accomplished educator joined the faculty at
Grace Academy of Dallas as a first-grade teacher in 1988, and over
the course of her tenure, she has demonstrated a strong commitment
to academic excellence and a willingness to become actively
involved in the lives of her students; Ms. Matheny frequently
attends the children's extracurricular activities and other
important events, even after they leave her classroom and move
forward with their lives; moreover, she has enjoyed staying in
touch with many of her former pupils and delighting in their
successes; and
WHEREAS, Respected within her profession, Ms. Matheny was
nominated by her peers for the Association of Christian Schools
International's Career Service and Achievement Award, in
recognition of her many years of dedicated work; and
WHEREAS, A caring and compassionate woman, Anna Matheny has
made a positive difference in the lives of countless young Texans
throughout her 47 years as a teacher, and she may reflect with great
pride on her accomplishments as she embarks on the next exciting
chapter of her life; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Anna Matheny on her retirement from
the Grace Academy of Dallas and extend to her sincere best wishes
for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Matheny as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.