H.R. No. 1032
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, Sandra Beckett will soon retire from an illustrious
    1-2  career in education that has spanned two decades, and her
    1-3  intelligence, patience, and warmth will be greatly missed by
    1-4  students and colleagues alike; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, Born September 10, 1939, Mrs. Beckett was raised in
    1-6  Edinburg and was a dedicated and enthusiastic member of the local
    1-7  Girl Scouts chapter and high school cheerleading squad; her
    1-8  interest in education and passion for learning blossomed when she
    1-9  attended Trinity University in San Antonio, where she supported her
   1-10  studies in language and literature by grading papers for the
   1-11  English department and by working as a model with many well-known
   1-12  San Antonio photographers, a job that in 1958 helped her represent
   1-13  her school at the Miss Fiesta pageant; and
   1-14        WHEREAS, Mrs. Beckett completed her undergraduate studies in
   1-15  English and history at Southern Illinois University and earned her
   1-16  master's degree from Southwest Texas State University,
   1-17  distinguishing herself as a talented scholar, historian, and
   1-18  teacher over the course of a remarkable 20-year journey as a
   1-19  professional educator; a preeminent citizen in her community, she
   1-20  also is a devoted and loving mother whose two children have both
   1-21  gone on to enjoy successful careers in mechanical engineering; and
   1-22        WHEREAS, Mrs. Beckett is an inspiration to Texans everywhere
   1-23  who have devoted themselves to improving the quality of education
   1-24  in this state, and her many outstanding accomplishments are indeed
    2-1  worthy of special legislative recognition at this time; now,
    2-2  therefore, be it
    2-3        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas
    2-4  Legislature hereby congratulate Sandra Beckett on the occasion of
    2-5  her retirement from teaching and extend to her warmest best wishes
    2-6  for continued happiness in her future endeavors; and, be it further
    2-7        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
    2-8  prepared for Mrs. Beckett as an expression of high esteem by the
    2-9  Texas House of Representatives.