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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Kim Spence is retiring from Cottonwood Creek |
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| 6 | 7 | | Elementary School in Coppell at the end of the 2014-2015 school |
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| 7 | 8 | | year, and this occasion provides a fitting opportunity to reflect |
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| 8 | 9 | | on the contributions of this esteemed educator; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Teaching is a profession that calls for character, |
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| 10 | 11 | | passion, and commitment, and Mrs. Spence has demonstrated these |
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| 11 | 12 | | qualities in abundance throughout her 32-year career; she worked in |
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| 12 | 13 | | the Midland, Lubbock, and Richardson Independent School Districts |
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| 13 | 14 | | before joining Coppell ISD, where she has taught kindergarten and |
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| 14 | 15 | | first grade at Cottonwood Creek Elementary; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, During recent years, Mrs. Spence has used |
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| 16 | 17 | | technology to connect with classrooms in other countries and with |
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| 17 | 18 | | her nephew while he was serving in the United States Army in |
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| 18 | 19 | | Afghanistan, an activity that inspired her students to send letters |
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| 19 | 20 | | and care packages to troops around the world; she has also served as |
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| 20 | 21 | | a leader in the school's weekly prayer group, and she was honored in |
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| 21 | 22 | | 2009 as the Cottonwood Creek Teacher of the Year; and |
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| 22 | 23 | | WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Mrs. Spence enjoys the love |
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| 23 | 24 | | and support of her husband of 32 years, Jay, and her children, James |
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| 24 | 25 | | and Sarah; she is a valued congregant and volunteer at the Village |
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| 25 | 26 | | Church in Flower Mound, and she has also been involved in local |
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| 26 | 27 | | mission work with Breakdown Ministries; and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Through her creativity and enthusiasm in the |
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| 28 | 29 | | classroom, Kim Spence has helped students to acquire knowledge and |
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| 29 | 30 | | skills that will benefit them well into the future, and her |
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| 30 | 31 | | contributions have made a positive difference in the lives of |
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| 31 | 32 | | numerous young Texans; now, therefore, be it |
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| 32 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 33 | 34 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Kim Spence on her retirement from |
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| 34 | 35 | | Cottonwood Creek Elementary School and extend to her sincere best |
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| 35 | 36 | | wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 36 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 37 | 38 | | prepared for Mrs. Spence as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 38 | 39 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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