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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Honorable Woodrow W. Gossom Jr. is stepping down |
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as Wichita County judge on December 31, 2022, drawing to a close |
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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 of |
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North Texas; after leaving active military duty in 1973, he was |
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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 the |
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Texas Army National Guard and the Army Reserve as a colonel in 2005, |
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and upon his retirement, he received the Legion of Merit; 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, he |
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has ably performed the responsibilities of his position and served |
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his fellow citizens with distinction; he has enhanced his |
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effectiveness through his participation in the Texas Association of |
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Counties leadership program and the association's Texas Judicial |
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Academy, and he is also a graduate of the 2000 Commissioners Court |
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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 Wichita |
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Falls; in all his endeavors, he enjoys the love and support of his |
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wife, Kris, and their four children, as well as their five |
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grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, The dedication and integrity demonstrated by Woody |
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Gossom have greatly benefited the residents of Wichita County and |
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earned him the respect and admiration of his peers, and he may |
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indeed reflect with pride on his many achievements as he begins the |
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next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby congratulate Woodrow W. Gossom Jr. on his retirement as |
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Wichita County judge and extend to him sincere best wishes for the |
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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 by the |
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Texas Senate. |