By Price                                             H.C.R. No. 169

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                             HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 1-1           WHEREAS, The Texas Legislature is proud to join the Port

 1-2     Arthur community in honoring Dorothy M. Ingram for her outstanding

 1-3     service as an educator; in recognition of the many contributions

 1-4     she has made through the years, her family and friends will join to

 1-5     celebrate her achievements at a banquet held in her honor on April

 1-6     12, 1997, and this tribute is indeed well-deserved; and

 1-7           WHEREAS, A native of Port Arthur, Miss Ingram attended

 1-8     Prairie View A&M University and had a profound effect on public

 1-9     education for 40 years as both a teacher and an administrator with

1-10     the local school district; and

1-11           WHEREAS, She served as a positive role model to countless

1-12     Texans as principal of Carver Elementary School from 1952 to 1972,

1-13     and she continued to effectively address a host of important issues

1-14     as principal of both Pease and Wheatley elementary schools before

1-15     retiring in 1975; and

1-16           WHEREAS, This esteemed educator  has generously shared her

1-17     wealth of expertise with others in leadership capacities with the

1-18     Port Arthur Chapter of the Retired Teachers Association and the

1-19     Southeast Texas District Principals and Supervisors Association;

1-20     and

1-21           WHEREAS, Her remarkable accomplishments will long endure, for

1-22     a college scholarship has been established in her name, enabling a

1-23     deserving student to follow in her footsteps in this rewarding

1-24     profession; and

 2-1           WHEREAS, Miss Ingram has further worked for the betterment of

 2-2     her community through her involvement in many civic and political

 2-3     organizations, including the Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce, the

 2-4     Jefferson County Democratic Women's Club, and the Boy Scouts, and

 2-5     her remarkable involvement has earned her the heartfelt gratitude

 2-6     of many in the community; and

 2-7           WHEREAS,  In all her endeavors, she has been sustained by her

 2-8     deep faith as a member of Mount Sinai Baptist Church, and she has

 2-9     shared her devotion with others as an organist for St. Mark

2-10     Lutheran Church; and

2-11           WHEREAS, Dorothy Ingram has enhanced the quality of life in

2-12     Port Arthur in countless ways, and her exceptional commitment is a

2-13     source of inspiration to all who are privileged to know her; now,

2-14     therefore, be it

2-15           RESOLVED, That the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas

2-16     hereby commend Dorothy M. Ingram for her exemplary civic and

2-17     professional involvement and extend to her warmest best wishes for

2-18     continued success and happiness in the future; and, be it further

2-19           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

2-20     prepared for Miss Ingram as an expression of high regard by the

2-21     Texas House of Representatives and Senate.