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| 6 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Mary Burns Michael is receiving the Outstanding |
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| 8 | 9 | | Texan Award for House District 124 from the Texas Legislative Black |
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| 9 | 10 | | Caucus on March 19, 2025; and |
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| 10 | 11 | | WHEREAS, A fitting recipient of this honor, Ms. Michael was |
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| 11 | 12 | | born in rural Georgia and earned a bachelor's degree in education |
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| 12 | 13 | | from Albany State College in 1955; over the course of her 35-year |
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| 13 | 14 | | career, she taught at schools in Georgia and Texas as well as in |
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| 14 | 15 | | Japan with the Department of Defense Overseas School System; along |
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| 15 | 16 | | the way, she was nominated for many awards, including the Trinity |
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| 16 | 17 | | Prize for excellence in teaching, and she received the Shining Star |
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| 17 | 18 | | Award, Mentoring Award, and Black Achievement Award for Excellence |
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| 18 | 19 | | in Education; she retired in 1992, and the Northside Independent |
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| 19 | 20 | | School District in San Antonio named Michael Elementary School in |
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| 20 | 21 | | recognition of her many years of service; this beloved educator |
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| 21 | 22 | | continues to make frequent visits to the campus and to serve in |
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| 22 | 23 | | advisory roles with Northside ISD; and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Michael has also found time to give back to the |
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| 24 | 25 | | greater community; she volunteered as the unit chaplain for |
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| 25 | 26 | | Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary Unit 128, where she strove to |
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| 26 | 27 | | help veterans in need; as the group's community service chair, she |
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| 27 | 28 | | created the Baskets of Joy program at the Audie L. Murphy Memorial |
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| 28 | 29 | | and Kerrville VA Medical Centers to provide care packages to |
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| 29 | 30 | | veterans staying at those facilities; in addition to her work for |
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| 30 | 31 | | the VA, she has held membership in the San Antonio Storytellers, and |
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| 31 | 32 | | she is a former consultant for Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Publishers; |
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| 32 | 33 | | and |
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| 33 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Through her myriad contributions, Mary Burns |
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| 34 | 35 | | Michael has made a positive difference in the lives of countless |
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| 35 | 36 | | Texans, and she is indeed deserving of special recognition for |
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| 36 | 37 | | being a force for good in her community; now, therefore, be it |
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| 37 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 38 | 39 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Mary Burns Michael on her receipt |
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| 39 | 40 | | of a 2025 Outstanding Texan Award from the Texas Legislative Black |
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| 40 | 41 | | Caucus and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be |
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| 41 | 42 | | it further |
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| 42 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 43 | 44 | | prepared for Ms. Michael as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 44 | 45 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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