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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Delnor Poss is retiring as head coach of the men's |
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| 6 | 7 | | golf team at Midland College on May 31, 2017, drawing to a close a |
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| 7 | 8 | | remarkable career with that institution that has spanned four |
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| 8 | 9 | | decades; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, After graduating from San Angelo Central High |
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| 10 | 11 | | School, Mr. Poss earned a bachelor's degree in business |
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| 11 | 12 | | administration from Hardin-Simmons University, where he was a |
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| 12 | 13 | | member of the basketball and track and field teams, and he |
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| 13 | 14 | | subsequently received a master's degree in education from Sul Ross |
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| 14 | 15 | | State University; he began his coaching career at Big Spring High |
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| 15 | 16 | | School before joining the faculty of Midland College as director of |
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| 16 | 17 | | athletics and men's golf coach in 1977; and |
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| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, At the helm of the golf program, Coach Poss has |
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| 18 | 19 | | compiled an impressive list of accomplishments, guiding Chaparral |
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| 19 | 20 | | athletes to 29 consecutive appearances in the NJCAA National Men's |
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| 20 | 21 | | Golf Tournament and winning 4 championships, as well as more than |
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| 21 | 22 | | 250 tournament titles overall; moreover, he has coached 49 |
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| 22 | 23 | | All-Americans, and many of his athletes have gone on to enjoy |
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| 23 | 24 | | professional golf careers and to compete in major PGA tournaments; |
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| 24 | 25 | | he also garnered international acclaim by coaching Team USA to a |
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| 25 | 26 | | gold medal at the 1996 World University Games in Switzerland; and |
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| 26 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Coach Poss has further benefited Texas athletics as |
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| 27 | 28 | | a football and basketball referee for several college athletic |
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| 28 | 29 | | conferences, as president of the Southwest Basketball Officials |
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| 29 | 30 | | Association, and as a member of the University Interscholastic |
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| 30 | 31 | | League Sports Committee; in recognition of his many achievements, |
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| 31 | 32 | | he has been inducted into the Midland College Athletic Hall of Fame, |
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| 32 | 33 | | the NJCAA Hall of Fame, the Hardin-Simmons University Athletic Hall |
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| 33 | 34 | | of Fame, the Golf Coaches Association of America Hall of Fame, and |
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| 34 | 35 | | the San Angelo Central High School Hall of Fame, and he was |
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| 35 | 36 | | presented with an NJCAA Athletic Directors Achievement Award in |
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| 36 | 37 | | 1995; and |
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| 37 | 38 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, this esteemed Texan is blessed |
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| 38 | 39 | | with the love and support of his wife of 62 years, Martha, and he |
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| 39 | 40 | | takes tremendous pride in his children, Nathan, Dell, and Mark, his |
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| 40 | 41 | | daughters-in-law, Peggy Ann and Marla, and his grandchildren, Emil |
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| 41 | 42 | | and Alexandra; and |
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| 42 | 43 | | WHEREAS, With his exceptional ability to teach and motivate, |
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| 43 | 44 | | Delnor Poss has created a notable legacy at Midland College, and he |
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| 44 | 45 | | may indeed reflect with satisfaction on his long and successful |
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| 45 | 46 | | career as he embarks on the next exciting chapter of his life; now, |
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| 46 | 47 | | therefore, be it |
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| 47 | 48 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 48 | 49 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Delnor Poss on his retirement as |
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| 49 | 50 | | head coach of the Midland College men's golf team and extend to him |
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| 50 | 51 | | sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further |
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| 51 | 52 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 52 | 53 | | prepared for Coach Poss as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 53 | 54 | | House of Representatives. |
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