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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Bubba Fife, a retired coach and assistant athletic |
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director in the Katy Independent School District, was recognized |
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with the Be Great Award by the GoBeGreat Foundation on April 15, |
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2021; and |
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WHEREAS, The Be Great Award celebrates individuals who have |
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overcome adversity and who have shared their talents and gifts to |
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make a difference in the lives of others; those associated with the |
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nonprofit GoBeGreat Foundation group have contributed their time |
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and resources to a variety of charitable causes all over the |
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country; and |
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WHEREAS, Bubba Fife first began coaching for the Irving |
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Independent School District in 1964; he was hired as the head |
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football coach and athletic coordinator for James E. Taylor High |
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School in 1987, marking the start of his long and highly successful |
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affiliation with Katy ISD; he remained there for 12 years, before |
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taking on a new position as the assistant director of athletics for |
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Katy High School; his retirement in 2009 capped an impressive |
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career that spanned 45 years, including 35 years as a coach; and |
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WHEREAS, Coach Fife was inducted into the Texas High School |
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Athletic Directors Association Hall of Honor in 2009; he was also |
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recognized with the Distinguished Service Award from the Greater |
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Houston Football Association that same year, and in 2020 he earned a |
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place in the Katy ISD Athletic Hall of Honor; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his outstanding commitment to his |
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profession, Bubba Fife has had a positive influence on countless |
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young athletes, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his receipt |
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of this well-deserved accolade; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Bubba Fife on his receipt of the Be |
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Great Award by the GoBeGreat Foundation and extend to him sincere |
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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 Coach Fife as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |