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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, David Sitton is retiring from his position as head |
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| 6 | 7 | | baseball coach at Humble High School at the end of the 2014-2015 |
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| 7 | 8 | | school year, drawing to a close an impressive career in education |
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| 8 | 9 | | and athletics; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Coach Sitton has guided the baseball program at |
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| 10 | 11 | | Humble High for 31 seasons after first joining the faculty in 1984; |
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| 11 | 12 | | in that time, he has helped the Wildcats reach new levels of success |
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| 12 | 13 | | on the diamond, leading his teams to 8 district championships, 18 |
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| 13 | 14 | | appearances in the postseason, and more than 500 victories; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, The encouragement and expertise that Coach Sitton |
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| 15 | 16 | | has shared with his athletes has enabled them to reach their full |
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| 16 | 17 | | potential, both on and off the field; he has mentored 17 All-State |
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| 17 | 18 | | players during his remarkable tenure, and many Wildcats have gone |
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| 18 | 19 | | on to further athletic glory, with 73 playing for college programs, |
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| 19 | 20 | | 4 earning collegiate All-American honors, and 1 winning a college |
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| 20 | 21 | | player of the year award; moreover, 17 former Humble team members |
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| 21 | 22 | | have been selected in the Major League Baseball draft; and |
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| 22 | 23 | | WHEREAS, A native of Humble and a gifted athlete in his own |
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| 23 | 24 | | right, David Sitton lettered in both baseball and basketball at |
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| 24 | 25 | | Humble High School before graduating in 1978; he went on to play |
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| 25 | 26 | | baseball at San Jacinto College and the University of Arkansas, and |
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| 26 | 27 | | he completed his degree at Sam Houston State University; prior to |
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| 27 | 28 | | returning to his alma mater, he coached at St. Pius X High School in |
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| 28 | 29 | | Houston, where he led the school to a state championship in his |
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| 29 | 30 | | first season; and |
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| 30 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Through the years, Coach Sitton has benefited from |
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| 31 | 32 | | the love and support of his family, which includes his wife, Diana, |
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| 32 | 33 | | his daughters, Rachelle, Courtney, Kaleigh, and Devin, and his |
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| 33 | 34 | | granddaughters, McKinley, Adleigh, and Raelyn; and |
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| 34 | 35 | | WHEREAS, For more than three decades, David Sitton has |
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| 35 | 36 | | excelled in the important job of preparing young people for the |
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| 36 | 37 | | future, and as he bids farewell to the Humble High School dugout, he |
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| 37 | 38 | | may indeed reflect with pride on his many achievements as a coach |
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| 38 | 39 | | and educator; now, therefore, be it |
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| 39 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 40 | 41 | | Legislature hereby congratulate David Sitton on his retirement as |
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| 41 | 42 | | head baseball coach at Humble High School and extend to him sincere |
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| 42 | 43 | | best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further |
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| 43 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 44 | 45 | | prepared for Coach Sitton as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 45 | 46 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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