By Price                                               H.R. No. 575

         75R11289 SAJ-F                           

                                 R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to join

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

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

 1-4     contributions she has made through the years, her family and

 1-5     friends will join to celebrate her achievements at a banquet held

 1-6     in her honor on April 12, 1997, and this tribute is indeed

 1-7     well-deserved; and

 1-8           WHEREAS, A native of Port Arthur, Miss Ingram attended

 1-9     Prairie View A&M University and had a profound effect on public

1-10     education for 40 years as both a teacher and an administrator with

1-11     the local school district; and

1-12           WHEREAS, She served as a positive role model to countless

1-13     Texans as principal of Carver Elementary School from 1952 to 1972,

1-14     and she continued to effectively address a host of important issues

1-15     as principal of both Pease and Wheatley elementary schools before

1-16     retiring in 1975; and

1-17           WHEREAS, This esteemed educator  has generously shared her

1-18     wealth of expertise with others in leadership capacities with the

1-19     Port Arthur Chapter of the Retired Teachers Association and the

1-20     Southeast Texas District Principals and Supervisors Association;

1-21     and

1-22           WHEREAS, Her remarkable accomplishments will long endure, for

1-23     a college scholarship has been established in her name, enabling a

1-24     deserving student to follow in her footsteps in this rewarding

 2-1     profession; and

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

 2-3     her community through her involvement in many civic and political

 2-4     organizations, including the Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce, the

 2-5     Jefferson County Democratic Women's Club, and the Boy Scouts, and

 2-6     her remarkable involvement has earned her the heartfelt gratitude

 2-7     of many in the community; and

 2-8           WHEREAS,  In all her endeavors, she has been sustained by her

 2-9     deep faith as a member of Mount Sinai Baptist Church, and she has

2-10     shared her devotion with others as an organist for St. Mark

2-11     Lutheran Church; and

2-12           WHEREAS, Dorothy Ingram has enhanced the quality of life in

2-13     Port Arthur in countless ways, and her exceptional commitment is a

2-14     source of inspiration to all who are privileged to know her; now,

2-15     therefore, be it

2-16           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

2-17     Legislature hereby commend Dorothy M. Ingram for her exemplary

2-18     civic and professional involvement and extend to her warmest best

2-19     wishes for continued success and happiness in the future; and, be

2-20     it further

2-21           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

2-22     prepared for Miss Ingram as an expression of high regard by the

2-23     Texas House of Representatives.