H.R. No. 275
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS,  Longtime residents of Shelby County and active
    1-2  members of this East Texas community, Fannie and Floyd "Dock"
    1-3  Watson have been designated as recipients of the Community Builders
    1-4  Award by the Sam Samford Masonic Lodge #149 of Center, Texas, in
    1-5  recognition of their contributions to the public well-being; and
    1-6        WHEREAS, A staunch believer in the value of education,
    1-7  Mr. Watson served the academic needs of local students for 37 years
    1-8  as a public school teacher and administrator until his retirement;
    1-9  he now serves the needs of his community as Shelby County judge,
   1-10  and has held that difficult and demanding position for five years;
   1-11  and
   1-12        WHEREAS, Mr. Watson has demonstrated a broad-based commitment
   1-13  to his fellow citizens, laboring tirelessly as a member of the
   1-14  board of directors of Center Memorial Hospital and in several
   1-15  leadership roles on the Deep East Texas Council of Governments; and
   1-16        WHEREAS, Fannie Watson also has dedicated her efforts to the
   1-17  cause of education, bringing her unique talents to the classroom as
   1-18  a public school teacher for more than four decades; as dynamic as
   1-19  she is dedicated, Mrs. Watson also finds time to participate in
   1-20  such worthy endeavors as Community Problem Solving Projects,
   1-21  EnviroKids II, local 4-H programs, and KidzNuz; and
   1-22        WHEREAS, For her outstanding efforts as an educator,
   1-23  Mrs. Watson was named Shelby County Teacher of the Year and Center
   1-24  Teacher of the Year, and she also received the Chairman's Award
    2-1  from the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce; Mr. Watson's many
    2-2  notable contributions earned him the Distinguished Service Award
    2-3  from the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce; and
    2-4        WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Watson share their abiding religious
    2-5  faith as active members of the Paxton United Methodist Church and
    2-6  the Gideons; and
    2-7        WHEREAS, This esteemed couple's exemplary dedication to their
    2-8  community has profoundly benefited their fellow citizens, and their
    2-9  many significant accomplishments in this regard are indeed worthy
   2-10  of special legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it
   2-11        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas
   2-12  Legislature hereby congratulate Fannie and Floyd "Dock" Watson on
   2-13  being named the recipients of the Community Builders Award and
   2-14  extend to them best wishes for continued success in the future;
   2-15  and, be it further
   2-16        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
   2-17  prepared for Fannie and Floyd "Dock" Watson as an expression of
   2-18  high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.