| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 829 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, Gayle Fallon is retiring as president of the |
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| 3 | 3 | | Houston Federation of Teachers in May 2015, drawing to a close |
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| 4 | 4 | | three and a half decades of outstanding service with the |
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| 5 | 5 | | organization; and |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, After earning her bachelor's degree in political |
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| 7 | 7 | | science from American University, Gayle Fallon began working as a |
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| 8 | 8 | | Vietnamese linguist and intelligence research analyst for the |
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| 9 | 9 | | National Security Agency in Fort Meade, Maryland; in 1969, she |
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| 10 | 10 | | moved to Harris County, where she was an elementary, high school, |
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| 11 | 11 | | and alternative education teacher for the Aldine Independent |
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| 12 | 12 | | School District; from 1978 to 1980, she taught special education |
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| 13 | 13 | | for the North Forest Independent School District, and in 1981, |
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| 14 | 14 | | she graduated summa cum laude from Sam Houston State University |
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| 15 | 15 | | with a master's degree in educational administration; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Starting in 1980, she has been a staff |
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| 17 | 17 | | representative and president of the Houston Federation of |
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| 18 | 18 | | Teachers, and over her exemplary 35-year tenure, she has played a |
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| 19 | 19 | | vital role in the development and management of the federation, |
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| 20 | 20 | | organizing teachers, handling grievances, managing publications |
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| 21 | 21 | | and public relations, and overseeing political activities; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, In addition to her work with the Houston |
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| 23 | 23 | | federation, she has served as a member of the American Leadership |
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| 24 | 24 | | Forum and the board of the Texas Education Reform Caucus; she is a |
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| 25 | 25 | | graduate of Leadership Houston and has been a member of the |
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| 26 | 26 | | executive boards of the Harris County Central Labor Council and |
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| 27 | 27 | | the Texas affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers; and |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Gayle Fallon has greatly benefited the members of |
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| 29 | 29 | | the Houston Federation of Teachers through her dedication, |
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| 30 | 30 | | professionalism, and commitment to educators, and she may indeed |
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| 31 | 31 | | reflect with pride on her many career achievements; now, |
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| 32 | 32 | | therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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| 34 | 34 | | Legislature, hereby congratulate Gayle Fallon on her retirement |
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| 35 | 35 | | as president of the Houston Federation of Teachers and extend to |
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| 36 | 36 | | her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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| 38 | 38 | | prepared for her as an expression of high regard from the |
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| 39 | 39 | | Texas Senate. |
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| 40 | 40 | | Garcia |
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| 41 | 41 | | ________________________________ |
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| 42 | 42 | | President of the Senate |
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| 43 | 43 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 44 | 44 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 45 | 45 | | the Senate on May 18, 2015. |
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| 46 | 46 | | ________________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 48 | 48 | | ________________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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