H.R. No. 340
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Lamesa High School volleyball co-head coaches Patty
and Tippy Browning are retiring at the end of the 2014-2015 school
year, drawing to a close the remarkable careers of this unique
coaching duo; and
WHEREAS, Born five minutes apart on July 31, 1945, identical
twins Patty and Tippy Browning were both All-District basketball
players at Vega High School before graduating together from Abilene
Christian University; the sisters joined the faculty at Lamesa High
School in 1968 and were subsequently named co-head coaches of the
Golden Tornadoes volleyball team; and
WHEREAS, Over the ensuing 47 seasons, these talented coaches
deftly balanced the responsibilities of mentoring their players
while leading the program to new heights of achievement; deeply
committed to their athletes, they logged more than 300,000 miles in
buses to compete in games and tournaments all across the Lone Star
State while building Lamesa into a formidable volleyball
competitor; and
WHEREAS, The Golden Tornadoes averaged an impressive 20 wins
per season with the Brownings at the helm, and the team consistently
qualified for the state playoffs, with 33 total trips to the
postseason; under the sisters' direction, Lamesa earned four berths
in the state tournament, reached the pinnacle of success by
capturing the 4A state championship in 1986, and finished as state
runner-up in 1998; another highlight came in 2012, when the coaches
captured their 900th career win in a triumph over Van Horn High
School; moreover, their final tally of 937 victories counts them
among the all-time winningest volleyball coaches in the country;
and
WHEREAS, Throughout their stellar tenure at Lamesa High
School, Patty and Tippy Browning have distinguished themselves as
gifted coaches and skilled leaders whose guidance has benefited
hundreds of young women, and they are indeed deserving of special
recognition for their myriad accomplishments; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby honor Patty and Tippy Browning on the occasion
of their retirement as co-head coaches of the Lamesa High School
volleyball team and extend to them sincere best wishes for
continued happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Patty and Tippy Browning as an expression of high
regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Craddick
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 340 was adopted by the House on
February 19, 2015, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House