By: Barrientos S.C.R. No. 149 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-1 WHEREAS, Jack Hoit Hensley was born on October 6, 1919, in 1-2 Denison, Texas, and enrolled at the Texas School for the Deaf in 1-3 1926; and 1-4 WHEREAS, Mr. Hensley was graduated from the school in 1939 1-5 and then attended Gallaudet University of Washington D.C., and 1-6 graduated in 1945; and 1-7 WHEREAS, Mr. Hensley then earned a master of educational 1-8 psychology degree from The University of Texas in 1955; and 1-9 WHEREAS, He taught at the Texas School for the Deaf for 39 1-10 years and retired in 1984 having taught a variety of subjects from 1-11 language of life skills and science at the junior and senior high 1-12 school level; and 1-13 WHEREAS, Mr. Hensley served as president of the Texas 1-14 Association of the Deaf and was the first president of the Lone 1-15 Star Alumni Association; and 1-16 WHEREAS, He received the Education Award from the Texas 1-17 Association of the Deaf in 1975 and was appointed to the school's 1-18 governing board in July, 1988, by Governor William P. Clements; and 1-19 WHEREAS, Mr. Hensley died in 1989 while in service on the 1-20 board; and 1-21 WHEREAS, It is fitting to name a building on the campus of 1-22 the school in his honor; now, therefore, be it 1-23 RESOLVED, That the 74th Legislature of the State of Texas 2-1 hereby direct that the Upper School Library on the campus of the 2-2 Texas School for the Deaf, located at 1102 South Congress, Austin, 2-3 Texas, be named the Jack Hoit Hensley Library.