R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, The passing of Joann S. Conoley on November 19,

 1-2     1996, at  the age of 65, has brought a great loss to the family and

 1-3     many friends of this distinguished Texan; and

 1-4           WHEREAS, She was born July 19, 1931, and attended Texas

 1-5     Christian University and Midwestern State University before

 1-6     furthering her studies with a master's degree from the latter

 1-7     institution in 1971; and

 1-8           WHEREAS, Ms. Conoley began her distinguished career as a

 1-9     classroom teacher with the Wichita Falls Independent School

1-10     District (ISD) in 1968; she went on to become a supervisor for the

1-11     Rockdale ISD before she was named assistant superintendent in 1977,

1-12     in which capacity she proudly served for nearly 20 years; and

1-13           WHEREAS, Outside the classroom, she had a profound effect on

1-14     education through her involvement in many worthwhile projects,

1-15     including the development and implementation of the Johnson and

1-16     Johnson Cooperative Learning Institutes, the Developmentally

1-17     Appropriate Language Arts Program, and the District Math

1-18     Improvement Plan; and

1-19           WHEREAS, This respected educator further contributed to her

1-20     chosen field as a consultant with both the United States Department

1-21     of Education and the Texas Education Agency; in addition, she

1-22     generously shared her expertise with others as a presenter at

1-23     numerous workshops and as a visiting lecturer at Texas A&M

1-24     University and Midwestern State University; and

 2-1           WHEREAS, Her outstanding accomplishments earned her

 2-2     well-deserved acclaim, for she was listed in Who's Who of the

 2-3     World, Who's Who  of Women, and Who's Who of the South and

 2-4     Southwest; she was also honored by the Association for Compensatory

 2-5     Educators of Texas, the Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association

 2-6     of Texas, and the Future Farmers of America; and

 2-7           WHEREAS, A woman of great vision and strength, Joann Conoley

 2-8     left an indelible mark on both her community and her state, and

 2-9     though she is gone from us now, her memory will long endure in the

2-10     hearts and minds of all who were privileged to know her; now,

2-11     therefore, be it

2-12           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

2-13     Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Joann S. Conoley and

2-14     extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her sons,

2-15     James F. Lane, Jr., and Joe Scott Lane and his wife, Christy Lane;

2-16     to her daughter, Kimberly Lane Long; to her grandchildren, Heather

2-17     Lane, Tommye Lane, Joel Lane, Scott Lane, Casey James Lane, Zachary

2-18     Morris, Ashley Morris, and Sarah Bishop; and to the many other

2-19     friends and relatives of this beloved woman; and, be it further

2-20           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

2-21     prepared for the members of her family and that when the Texas

2-22     House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of

2-23     Joann S.  Conoley.

                                                                      Kubiak

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                                                   Speaker of the House

               I certify that H.R. No. 1175 was unanimously adopted by a

         rising vote of the House on May 28, 1997.

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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House