| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1557 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Teaching is a profession that calls for character, |
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| 6 | 6 | | passion, and commitment, and Deborah W. Seigman demonstrated these |
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| 7 | 7 | | qualities in abundance throughout her outstanding career that |
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| 8 | 8 | | spanned nearly three decades; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Deborah Seigman met her future husband, James |
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| 10 | 10 | | Seigman, during their senior year at Liberty High School in |
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| 11 | 11 | | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; although they attended different |
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| 12 | 12 | | colleges, they never lost contact with each other; the couple |
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| 13 | 13 | | exchanged wedding vows in 1958, and they went on to spend more than |
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| 14 | 14 | | six happy decades together before Mr. Seigman's death in 2020; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Seigman served as a lieutenant colonel with the |
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| 16 | 16 | | U.S. Army Signal Corps, and over the course of some 27 years, he and |
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| 17 | 17 | | Mrs. Seigman traveled the world together, all while raising their |
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| 18 | 18 | | seven children, Lisa, Michele, James, William, Anne, Thomas, and |
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| 19 | 19 | | Mary; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Through the years, Mrs. Seigman enjoyed a |
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| 21 | 21 | | successful career of her own; initially teaching at Killeen High |
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| 22 | 22 | | School from 1975 until 1986, she went on to serve as an instructor |
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| 23 | 23 | | at the Department of Defense Dependent School System at Yokota Air |
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| 24 | 24 | | Base High School in Japan while her husband was stationed there; she |
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| 25 | 25 | | returned to Killeen High in 1990, teaching at the campus until she |
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| 26 | 26 | | retired in May 2004; retirement has afforded her the opportunity to |
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| 27 | 27 | | spend more time with her family, which has grown to include 21 |
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| 28 | 28 | | grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Deborah Seigman made a lasting and positive |
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| 30 | 30 | | difference in the lives of countless students both in Texas and |
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| 31 | 31 | | overseas, and she may indeed reflect with pride on her exceptional |
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| 32 | 32 | | record of service; now, therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 34 | 34 | | Legislature hereby commend Deborah W. Seigman for her exemplary |
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| 35 | 35 | | career in education and extend to her sincere best wishes for the |
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| 36 | 36 | | 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 Mrs. Seigman as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 39 | 39 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 40 | 40 | | Buckley |
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| 41 | 41 | | ______________________________ |
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| 42 | 42 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 43 | 43 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1557 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 44 | 44 | | 19, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 45 | 45 | | ______________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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