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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Glenna Burns of Lubbock has rendered exceptional |
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| 6 | 7 | | service to her community as an educator and as a community |
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| 7 | 8 | | volunteer; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, An alumna of Texas Tech University, Mrs. Burns had |
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| 9 | 10 | | completed 40 hours of coursework at Tech when she began teaching at |
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| 10 | 11 | | Community Center Schools in 1946, at the age of 17; she married the |
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| 11 | 12 | | following year and became a homemaker and the mother of two sons, |
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| 12 | 13 | | Ted and James; in 1961, she returned to Texas Tech to complete her |
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| 13 | 14 | | degree, and following her graduation in 1963, she embarked on an |
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| 14 | 15 | | outstanding 27-year career in the Lubbock Independent School |
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| 15 | 16 | | District; she served on numerous committees, created and organized |
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| 16 | 17 | | workshops, raised scholarship funds, and worked to increase |
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| 17 | 18 | | participation in the state's textbook selection process; in |
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| 18 | 19 | | addition, she was instrumental in the establishment of a sick leave |
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| 19 | 20 | | bank for LISD personnel, and she was elected to its inaugural board |
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| 20 | 21 | | of directors; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Mrs. Burns remained deeply engaged in education and |
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| 22 | 23 | | youth enrichment following her retirement; she volunteered in |
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| 23 | 24 | | schools, and she served the Texas Retired Teachers Association in |
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| 24 | 25 | | many capacities, among them as board member, state health care |
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| 25 | 26 | | chair, state convention chair, and district and local president; a |
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| 26 | 27 | | powerful advocate for retired educators, she has written more than |
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| 27 | 28 | | 200 letters to newspaper editorial boards across the state about |
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| 28 | 29 | | important issues; her numerous accolades include the prestigious |
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| 29 | 30 | | 2013 E. L. Galyean Service Award from the TRTA; moreover, she led |
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| 30 | 31 | | the Adopt-a-School Program of Altrusa International of Lubbock, and |
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| 31 | 32 | | she has given generously of her time and talents to the League of |
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| 32 | 33 | | Women Voters, the Family Guidance and Outreach Center's Connection |
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| 33 | 34 | | Kids, the Twentieth Century Club, and many other groups; and |
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| 34 | 35 | | WHEREAS, There is no greater challenge or responsibility than |
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| 35 | 36 | | the education of our children, and through her steadfast dedication |
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| 36 | 37 | | to that mission, Glenna Burns has made vital contributions to her |
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| 37 | 38 | | community and her state; now, therefore, be it |
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| 38 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 39 | 40 | | Legislature hereby honor Glenna Burns for her endeavors in behalf |
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| 40 | 41 | | of public education and extend to her sincere best wishes for the |
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| 41 | 42 | | future; and, be it further |
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| 42 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 43 | 44 | | prepared for Mrs. Burns as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 44 | 45 | | House of Representatives. |
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