By: McCoulskey H.R. No. 647
73R9946 SRD-F
R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The family and many friends of Edgar Glover, Jr., a
1-2 prominent educator and esteemed Texan, were deeply saddened by his
1-3 recent passing on April 9, 1993, at the age of 45; and
1-4 WHEREAS, Born to Edgar and Nellie Glover in Kansas City,
1-5 Kansas, on June 6, 1947, he was educated in the public schools of
1-6 Kansas City and received a bachelor's degree from Emporia State
1-7 University in his hometown, a master's degree in education from Our
1-8 Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, and a superintendent
1-9 certification from Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos;
1-10 and
1-11 WHEREAS, Mr. Glover first distinguished himself as an
1-12 educator during two years of teaching in Kansas City; after four
1-13 years in the United States Air Force, he accepted a position with
1-14 the San Antonio Independent School District, where he served in a
1-15 multiplicity of challenging roles, as a teacher, administrative
1-16 officer, and basketball and football coach and as the principal of
1-17 Riley and Martin Luther King junior high schools; and
1-18 WHEREAS, In 1983, Mr. Glover joined the Fort Bend Independent
1-19 School District as the principal of Willowridge High School, and in
1-20 March 1992 his duties were expanded to include administrative
1-21 responsibilities at Christa McAuliffe Middle School; in addition,
1-22 this respected educator served as an adjunct professor with the
1-23 department of educational administration at Texas Southern
1-24 University from 1990 to 1993 and was a noted author in his field;
2-1 and
2-2 WHEREAS, Mr. Glover was active in numerous professional and
2-3 civic organizations, including the Texas and national associations
2-4 of secondary school principals, the Mu Epsilon Nu national male
2-5 educators fraternity, the Association for Supervision and
2-6 Curriculum Development, the Kappa Alpha Psi national civic and
2-7 social fraternity, and the Frontiers International service
2-8 organization, to name but a few; and
2-9 WHEREAS, Having earned the esteem of his colleagues and
2-10 considerable praise throughout the community for his achievements
2-11 as an educator and community leader, he was named the Fort Bend
2-12 Community's Successful Black Man of the Year and the Southwest
2-13 Business and Professional Women's Club's Boss of the Year, received
2-14 the Service Award at Poe Middle School, and was honored by the
2-15 coaching staff of Martin Luther King Junior High School; and
2-16 WHEREAS, A man of strong religious convictions as well,
2-17 Mr. Glover professed his faith at the age of six and served as a
2-18 deacon and Sunday school teacher at Grace First Baptist Church in
2-19 San Antonio and at Zion Chapel in Fulshear, where he also taught a
2-20 weekly Bible class; and
2-21 WHEREAS, Throughout his lifetime, Ed Glover contributed
2-22 significantly to the enrichment of his students' lives and to the
2-23 betterment of his community; although his intelligence, compassion,
2-24 and dedication will be greatly missed, his memory will surely live
2-25 on in the hearts of all those who were privileged to know him; now,
2-26 therefore, be it
2-27 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas
3-1 Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Edgar Glover, Jr.,
3-2 and extend profound sympathy to the members of his family: to his
3-3 wife, Margaret; to his daughters, Nicole Margaret and Jennifer
3-4 Lynn; to his sisters, Veatrice Smith, Mosetta Johnson, and
3-5 Vertisteen Wilson; to his brother, Alvoyd; and to the other members
3-6 of his beloved family; and, be it further
3-7 RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared
3-8 for the members of his family and that when the Texas House of
3-9 Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Edgar
3-10 Glover, Jr.