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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Anthony Robinson is being inducted into the |
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Mrs. H. D. Dear, Sr. and Alice E. Dear School of Creative and |
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Performing Arts Hall of Fame at Northwestern State University; and |
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WHEREAS, An alumnus of CAPA, Mr. Robinson holds a bachelor's |
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degree in music education from Northwestern State University in |
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Natchitoches, Louisiana, and a master's degree from East Texas |
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State University; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Robinson began his long career in education with |
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the Marshall Independent School District, where, over the course of |
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a 30-year tenure, he served as a percussion coordinator, band |
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director, and fine arts coordinator; in 1993, he joined East Texas |
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Baptist University as an adjunct instructor of music, and he has |
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since taught classes on percussion and woodwind methods; after |
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retiring from Marshall ISD in 2007, he went on to teach percussion |
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at a number of school districts throughout East Texas, as well as at |
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Wiley College; along the way, he has also served as a guest |
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conductor for junior high and ninth-grade bands in Louisiana, and |
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he has benefited the Texas Music Educators Association as |
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percussion organizer and clinician for the All-State Bands and |
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Orchestras; and |
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WHEREAS, A talented musician, Mr. Robinson has performed |
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with symphonies in Shreveport, Longview, and Marshall, and he has |
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served as first sergeant and principal percussionist for the 531st |
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Air Force Band; over the course of his air force career, he toured |
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in the Czech Republic, taught private lessons to troops, and |
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appeared with the U.S. Air Force Band of the West; additionally, he |
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has participated in a music ministry that performs in nursing homes |
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and hospitals, and in 1995 he established the first colonial fife |
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and drum corps in Marshall, the East Texas Ancients Fife and Drum |
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Corps; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his remarkable success as an educator and |
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musician, Anthony Robinson has furthered the proud tradition of |
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achievement at Northwestern State University, and he is indeed |
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deserving of this prestigious honor; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Anthony |
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Robinson on his induction into the Mrs. H. D. Dear, Sr. and Alice |
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E. Dear School of Creative and Performing Arts Hall of Fame and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Robinson as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |