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| 6 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Michael O'Briant is retiring as a counselor at Lone |
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| 8 | 9 | | Star Middle School on June 11, 2025, drawing to a close an exemplary |
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| 9 | 10 | | tenure with the San Angelo Independent School District that has |
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| 10 | 11 | | spanned four decades; and |
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| 11 | 12 | | WHEREAS, After receiving his bachelor's degree in education |
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| 12 | 13 | | from Angelo State University, Mr. O'Briant joined San Angelo ISD in |
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| 13 | 14 | | August 1985 as a fourth-grade teacher at Holiman Elementary School, |
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| 14 | 15 | | and he later transferred to teach the same grade level at McGill |
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| 15 | 16 | | Elementary School in the early 1990s; he completed his master's |
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| 16 | 17 | | degree in school counseling in 1997, and he went on to work as a |
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| 17 | 18 | | counselor at Day Elementary School and Fort Concho Elementary |
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| 18 | 19 | | School before accepting a position at Lincoln Middle School, where |
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| 19 | 20 | | he worked from 1999 to 2003; and |
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| 20 | 21 | | WHEREAS, The following year, Mr. O'Briant became a counselor |
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| 21 | 22 | | at Lone Star Middle School, then known as Lee Junior High School; |
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| 22 | 23 | | over the course of his tenure, he has provided invaluable guidance |
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| 23 | 24 | | to students dealing with a variety of challenges, and he has |
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| 24 | 25 | | excelled in his responsibilities related to establishing and |
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| 25 | 26 | | managing master schedules; he and his colleagues have earned the |
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| 26 | 27 | | Counselors Reinforcing Excellence for Students in Texas (CREST) |
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| 27 | 28 | | award from the Texas School Counselor Association for four |
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| 28 | 29 | | consecutive years in recognition of their commitment to improving |
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| 29 | 30 | | student achievement and development; moreover, he has been involved |
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| 30 | 31 | | with several state and local counseling organizations, through |
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| 31 | 32 | | which he has consistently advocated for students, families, and |
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| 32 | 33 | | public education; and |
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| 33 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Retirement will allow Mr. O'Briant to spend more |
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| 34 | 35 | | time with his family, which includes his wife, Elizabeth, three |
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| 35 | 36 | | children, Mitchell, Keller, and Cameron, a daughter-in-law, |
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| 36 | 37 | | Callie, and two granddaughters, Rylee and Reese; and |
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| 37 | 38 | | WHEREAS, Throughout his career, Michael O'Briant has made a |
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| 38 | 39 | | profound and positive difference in the lives of countless young |
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| 39 | 40 | | Texans, and he may take great pride in his exceptional record of |
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| 40 | 41 | | achievement as he embarks on the next exciting chapter of his life; |
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| 41 | 42 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 42 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 43 | 44 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Michael O'Briant on his retirement |
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| 44 | 45 | | from the San Angelo Independent School District and extend to him |
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| 45 | 46 | | sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 46 | 47 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 47 | 48 | | prepared for Mr. O'Briant as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 48 | 49 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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