R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, Dr. Mattie L. Londow has dedicated her life to the

 1-2     service of her fellow Texans, and her many noteworthy

 1-3     accomplishments as an educator and citizen are indeed worthy of

 1-4     special praise and recognition; and

 1-5           WHEREAS, Dr. Londow's commitment to academic excellence began

 1-6     early, and she was named the valedictorian of her graduating class

 1-7     at F. W. Gross High School in Victoria; after receiving her

 1-8     bachelor's degree cum laude and her master's degree from Prairie

 1-9     View A&M University, she went on to earn her doctorate from Texas

1-10     Woman's University, and has pursued further studies at The

1-11     University of Texas at Austin and North Texas State University; and

1-12           WHEREAS, She began her long and fruitful career in education

1-13     as a high school teacher, and since that time she has served in a

1-14     remarkable variety of positions, including work at the elementary

1-15     school level and as an associate professor and department head at

1-16     the university level; and

1-17           WHEREAS, Her long list of achievements culminated in her

1-18     taking on the job of principal at the elementary, middle school,

1-19     and high school levels in succession, and this unusual distinction

1-20     is an apt reflection of her formidable skills as an educator and

1-21     administrator; and

1-22           WHEREAS, Since her retirement in 1988, she has continued to

1-23     lend her wealth of knowledge and experience to educational

1-24     initiatives, serving on Port Arthur Independent School District

 2-1     committees as well as acting as a mentor to young women in public

 2-2     housing; and

 2-3           WHEREAS, Deeply committed to extending a helping hand to the

 2-4     less fortunate, she has also conducted a workshop on goal-setting

 2-5     and self-esteem for inner-city youth and has completed training in

 2-6     teaching adult literacy as part of the Port Arthur Literacy

 2-7     Program; and

 2-8           WHEREAS, A vital and valued member of the community, Dr.

 2-9     Londow has given freely of her time and talent to a number of civic

2-10     bodies, and in addition to her long-standing membership in the

2-11     Greater Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce she has served as a vice

2-12     president of Garth House and of the Port Arthur City Council's City

2-13     Charter Change Committee; she has also been a director of the Port

2-14     Arthur Historical Society; and

2-15           WHEREAS, Through the years Dr. Londow has drawn strength and

2-16     sustenance from her association with First Christian Church, and

2-17     the congregation there has benefited from her participation as

2-18     worship leader, deaconess, and elder; and

2-19           WHEREAS, Mattie Londow has distinguished herself as an

2-20     outstanding educator, a gifted administrator, and a valuable asset

2-21     to her hometown of Port Arthur, and it is indeed fitting at this

2-22     time that she be recognized for her many contributions to her

2-23     fellow Texans; now, therefore, be it

2-24           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

2-25     Legislature hereby honor Dr. Mattie L. Londow for her lifetime of

2-26     public service and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued

2-27     success and happiness in the future; and, be it further

 3-1           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

 3-2     prepared for Dr. Londow as an expression of high regard by the

 3-3     Texas House of Representatives.

                                                                       Price

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                                                   Speaker of the House

               I certify that H.R. No. 652 was adopted by the House on May

         2, 1997, by a non-record vote.

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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House