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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 737

 1-3           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes great

 1-4     pleasure in recognizing Margaret L. "Peggy" Simmons for her 13-year

 1-5     tenure as Head of School at Trinity School in Midland, Texas; and

 1-6           WHEREAS, Peggy Simmons received her bachelor's degree

 1-7     from Sweetbriar College and her master's degree from Ohio State

 1-8     University; and

 1-9           WHEREAS, Peggy Simmons is married to Dr. Charles Simmons and

1-10     together they have seven children and seven grandchildren; and

1-11           WHEREAS, Upon her arrival at the school in 1984, opening

1-12     enrollment was 443 students and is now 585 students; and

1-13           WHEREAS, Despite unpredictable West Texas weather conditions,

1-14     Peggy Simmons offers curbside greeting to every arriving student at

1-15     Trinity School every morning; and

1-16           WHEREAS, Well known for conservative views and frugality,

1-17     she boasts a colorful shoe collection that is the envy of every

1-18     little girl aching to wear high heels; and

1-19           WHEREAS, To the dismay of many adolescents and a few

1-20     parents, she coined the phrase, "turn off your T.V., turn on your

1-21     mind," which later appeared on many refrigerator doors and many car

1-22     bumpers; and

1-23           WHEREAS, She congratulated Trinity's first graduating class

 2-1     in 1991, and, in less than a decade, the school boasts of graduating

 2-2     seven Merit Scholarship Finalists; and

 2-3           WHEREAS, Her poetry fills the hearts and memory boxes of her

 2-4     students, her instructors, and her board members; and

 2-5           WHEREAS, She encourages a child's individuality and

 2-6     creativity, believing with foresight beyond parental frustrations,

 2-7     that all children have the ability to give to the common good, while

 2-8     achieving the scope of their goals; and

 2-9           WHEREAS, Although she values intellectual pursuits,

2-10     challenges, and achievements, perhaps her greatest contributions

2-11     to her students are her ideals of integrity, loyalty, and kindness

2-12     to one another; she is a living example of the Christian concept known

2-13     as the Golden Rule:  "Do unto others as you would have them do unto

2-14     you"; and

2-15           WHEREAS, She continually reminds every parent that

2-16     children are never "finished" and all students that they are

2-17     always cherished; and

2-18           WHEREAS, A Texas flag flies above the Capitol of the

2-19     State of Texas on this day to mark the observance of Peggy Simmons

2-20     Day at Trinity School in Midland Texas; now, therefore, be it

2-21           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,

2-22     75th Legislature, hereby offer its gratitude to Margaret L. Simmons

2-23     for her contribution to the education of Texas schoolchildren; and,

2-24     be it further

2-25           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for her

 3-1     and a Texas flag given to her as an expression of the high regard

 3-2     of the Texas Senate.

 3-3                                                                  Bivins

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 3-5                                          President of the Senate

 3-6                                       I hereby certify that the above

 3-7                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate

 3-8                                  on May 15, 1997.

 3-9                                  ______________________________________

3-10                                          Secretary of the Senate

3-11                                  ______________________________________

3-12                                           Member, Texas Senate