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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 55
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WHEREAS, The Honorable Woodrow W. Gossom Jr. is stepping |
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down as Wichita County judge on December 31, 2022, drawing to a |
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close more than three decades of service to the county; and |
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WHEREAS, After attending Texas A&M University, "Woody" |
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Gossom completed his bachelor's degree at Midwestern State |
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University; he earned his master's degree from the University of |
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Denver and went on to pursue doctoral studies at the University |
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of North Texas; after leaving active military duty in 1973, he |
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was employed as associate dean of students at MSU, and he was the |
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general manager of City Concrete; he concluded his service with |
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the Texas Army National Guard and the Army Reserve as a colonel in |
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2005, and upon his retirement, he received the Legion of Merit; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Gossom was appointed as county judge in |
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January 1999, having previously served as a Wichita County |
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commissioner; over the course of his 23-year tenure on the bench, |
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he has ably performed the responsibilities of his position and |
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served his fellow citizens with distinction; he has enhanced his |
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effectiveness through his participation in the Texas Association |
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of Counties leadership program and the association's Texas |
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Judicial Academy, and he is also a graduate of the 2000 |
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Commissioners Court Advanced Curriculum program; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in his community, Judge Gossom has been |
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involved in numerous civic organizations, including Kiwanis, |
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American Red Cross, and the Wichita Falls Regional Chamber of |
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Commerce; he is also a member of First Christian Church of |
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Wichita Falls; in all his endeavors, he enjoys the love and |
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support of his wife, Kris, and their four children, as well as |
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their five grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, The dedication and integrity demonstrated by |
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Woody Gossom have greatly benefited the residents of Wichita |
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County and earned him the respect and admiration of his peers, |
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and he may indeed reflect with pride on his many achievements as |
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he begins the next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate Woodrow W. Gossom Jr. on his |
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retirement as Wichita County judge and extend to him sincere best |
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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 Judge Gossom as an expression of high regard from |
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the Texas Senate. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on January 24, 2023. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |