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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Anthony Robinson is being inducted into the |
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| 6 | 7 | | Mrs. H. D. Dear, Sr. and Alice E. Dear School of Creative and |
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| 7 | 8 | | Performing Arts Hall of Fame at Northwestern State University; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, An alumnus of CAPA, Mr. Robinson holds a bachelor's |
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| 9 | 10 | | degree in music education from Northwestern State University in |
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| 10 | 11 | | Natchitoches, Louisiana, and a master's degree from East Texas |
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| 11 | 12 | | State University; and |
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| 12 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Robinson began his long career in education with |
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| 13 | 14 | | the Marshall Independent School District, where, over the course of |
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| 14 | 15 | | a 30-year tenure, he served as a percussion coordinator, band |
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| 15 | 16 | | director, and fine arts coordinator; in 1993, he joined East Texas |
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| 16 | 17 | | Baptist University as an adjunct instructor of music, and he has |
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| 17 | 18 | | since taught classes on percussion and woodwind methods; after |
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| 18 | 19 | | retiring from Marshall ISD in 2007, he went on to teach percussion |
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| 19 | 20 | | at a number of school districts throughout East Texas, as well as at |
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| 20 | 21 | | Wiley College; along the way, he has also served as a guest |
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| 21 | 22 | | conductor for junior high and ninth-grade bands in Louisiana, and |
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| 22 | 23 | | he has benefited the Texas Music Educators Association as |
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| 23 | 24 | | percussion organizer and clinician for the All-State Bands and |
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| 24 | 25 | | Orchestras; and |
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| 25 | 26 | | WHEREAS, A talented musician, Mr. Robinson has performed |
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| 26 | 27 | | with symphonies in Shreveport, Longview, and Marshall, and he has |
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| 27 | 28 | | served as first sergeant and principal percussionist for the 531st |
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| 28 | 29 | | Air Force Band; over the course of his air force career, he toured |
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| 29 | 30 | | in the Czech Republic, taught private lessons to troops, and |
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| 30 | 31 | | appeared with the U.S. Air Force Band of the West; additionally, he |
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| 31 | 32 | | has participated in a music ministry that performs in nursing homes |
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| 32 | 33 | | and hospitals, and in 1995 he established the first colonial fife |
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| 33 | 34 | | and drum corps in Marshall, the East Texas Ancients Fife and Drum |
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| 34 | 35 | | Corps; and |
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| 35 | 36 | | WHEREAS, Through his remarkable success as an educator and |
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| 36 | 37 | | musician, Anthony Robinson has furthered the proud tradition of |
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| 37 | 38 | | achievement at Northwestern State University, and he is indeed |
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| 38 | 39 | | deserving of this prestigious honor; now, therefore, be it |
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| 39 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 40 | 41 | | Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Anthony |
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| 41 | 42 | | Robinson on his induction into the Mrs. H. D. Dear, Sr. and Alice |
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| 42 | 43 | | E. Dear School of Creative and Performing Arts Hall of Fame and |
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| 43 | 44 | | extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 44 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 45 | 46 | | prepared for Mr. Robinson as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 46 | 47 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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