By Horn                                              H.C.R. No. 248

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                             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.