HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
1-1 WHEREAS, This year, Ben E. Harmon is retiring as assistant
1-2 superintendent for student services in the Lewisville Independent
1-3 School District (ISD), drawing to a close a distinguished tenure in
1-4 the field of public education that has spanned 45 years; and
1-5 WHEREAS, Mr. Harmon was awarded a bachelor's degree from
1-6 Austin College before earning a master's degree in education from
1-7 the University of North Texas in 1963; and
1-8 WHEREAS, He began his noteworthy career at Itasca High School
1-9 in 1952, and after seven years there, he transferred to Lewisville
1-10 High School, where he became a positive influence in the lives of
1-11 many young Texans as a teacher, coach, and principal; and
1-12 WHEREAS, In 1976, Mr. Harmon was named assistant
1-13 superintendent for student services in the Lewisville ISD, and his
1-14 remarkable contributions earned him well-deserved acclaim, for he
1-15 was named Administrator of the Year by the Lewisville School Board
1-16 in 1992 and was awarded an honorary lifetime membership in the
1-17 Lewisville ISD Council of Parents and Teachers Association; and
1-18 WHEREAS, A man of immense vision, Ben Harmon has greatly
1-19 enhanced the quality of education in his community, and he is
1-20 indeed worthy of special praise and recognition at this time; now,
1-21 therefore, be it
1-22 RESOLVED, That the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas
1-23 hereby congratulate Ben E. Harmon on his outstanding service as
1-24 assistant superintendent for student services in the Lewisville
2-1 Independent School District and extend to him warmest best wishes
2-2 for a happy and rewarding retirement; and, be it further
2-3 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-4 prepared for Mr. Harmon as an expression of high regard by the
2-5 Texas House of Representatives and Senate.
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Laney Gutierrez Oliveira
Alexander Haggerty Olivo
Allen Hamric Palmer
Alvarado Hartnett Patterson
Averitt Hawley Pickett
Bailey Heflin Pitts
Berlanga Hernandez Place
Bonnen Hightower Price
Bosse Hilbert Puente
Brimer Hilderbran Rabuck
Burnam Hill Ramsay
Carter Hinojosa Rangel
Chavez Hirschi Raymond
Chisum Hochberg Reyna of Bexar
Christian Hodge Reyna of Dallas
Clark Holzheauser Rhodes
Coleman Horn Rodriguez
Cook Howard Roman
Corte Hunter Sadler
Counts Hupp Seaman
Crabb Isett Serna
Craddick Jackson Shields
Cuellar Janek Siebert
Culberson Jones of Lubbock Smith
Danburg Jones of Dallas Smithee
Davila Junell Solis
Davis Kamel Solomons
Delisi Keel Staples
Denny Keffer Stiles
Driver King Swinford
Dukes Krusee Talton
Dunnam Kubiak Telford
Dutton Kuempel Thompson
Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Tillery
Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Torres
Eiland Longoria Turner of Coleman
Elkins Luna Turner of Harris
Farrar McCall Uher
Finnell McClendon Van de Putte
Flores McReynolds Walker
Gallego Madden West
Galloway Marchant Williams
Garcia Maxey Williamson
Giddings Merritt Wilson
Glaze Moffat Wise
Goodman Moreno Wohlgemuth
Goolsby Mowery Wolens
Gray Naishtat Woolley
Greenberg Nixon Yarbrough
Grusendorf Oakley Zbranek
_______________________________ _______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 248 was adopted by the House on May
13, 1997, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 248 was adopted by the Senate on
May 20, 1997, by a viva-voce vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor