By:  Nieto                                             H.R. No. 857
       73R11918 PAN-D
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to honor
    1-2  Virginia Morrison Thompson, who is retiring this year after a
    1-3  distinguished career as a teacher with the Pearsall Independent
    1-4  School District, drawing to a close an exemplary career in
    1-5  education that has spanned nearly two decades; and
    1-6        WHEREAS, An outstanding mathematics teacher for the district,
    1-7  Mrs. Thompson has helped to guide generations of students through
    1-8  the fundamentals of arithmetic; over the course of her fine tenure,
    1-9  she has shown consistent devotion to her students, offering extra
   1-10  assistance when needed and taking special pride in the
   1-11  accomplishments of each child; and
   1-12        WHEREAS, With her rare talent for teaching, Mrs. Thompson has
   1-13  touched the lives of a great many people and her extraordinary
   1-14  contributions to the schoolchildren of Texas indeed merit our
   1-15  highest praise and recognition; now, therefore, be it
   1-16        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas
   1-17  Legislature hereby honor Virginia Morrison Thompson on her 19 years
   1-18  of exceptional service as an educator with the Pearsall Independent
   1-19  School District and extend warmest best wishes to her for a happy
   1-20  and productive retirement; and, be it further
   1-21        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
   1-22  prepared for Mrs. Thompson as an expression of high regard by the
   1-23  Texas House of Representatives.