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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 816

 1-3           WHEREAS, The Bonham Independent School District will proudly

 1-4     dedicate its new elementary school campus on Sunday, June 1, 1997,

 1-5     and the Texas Senate is pleased to send congratulations on this

 1-6     special occasion; and

 1-7           WHEREAS, After a bond issue was passed by voters in

 1-8     October, 1995, construction began on the new school in 1996 and

 1-9     was completed in May, 1997; and

1-10           WHEREAS, Beginning in August, 1997, approximately 600

1-11     students will attend classes in the new building which will

1-12     serve all the district's kindergarten, first grade, and second

1-13     grade students; and

1-14           WHEREAS, The Finley-Oates campus is named in honor of two

1-15     former Bonham Independent School District educators, Thad Finley

1-16     and Annie Sue Oates; a longtime member of the district's staff,

1-17     Mr. Finley ably served for 34 years as a teacher, principal, and

1-18     central office administrator; and

1-19           WHEREAS, For most of her career in Bonham and Fannin County,

1-20     Annie Sue Oates was a visiting teacher who was primarily responsible

1-21     for making sure students attended school; during her exemplary

1-22     career that spanned 25 years from 1952 until 1977, she had been

1-23     an employee of the independent school districts of Roxton and Bonham

 2-1     and of the Fannin County schools; and

 2-2           WHEREAS, These beloved educators will be remembered for their

 2-3     devotion to the people of Fannin County and for their dedication

 2-4     to excellence; their contributions to the lives of the students

 2-5     entrusted to their care will continue to inspire others who enter

 2-6     the teaching profession; and

 2-7           WHEREAS, The citizens of Bonham are to be commended for

 2-8     providing a beautiful, modern educational facility for their

 2-9     children and for future generations; now, therefore, be it

2-10           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,

2-11     75th Legislature, hereby extend best wishes to the City of Bonham

2-12     and the Bonham Independent School District on this noteworthy

2-13     occasion; and, be it further

2-14           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the

2-15     Bonham Independent School District as an expression of the high

2-16     regard of the Texas Senate.

2-17                                                                    Cain

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2-19                                          President of the Senate

2-20                                       I hereby certify that the above

2-21                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate

2-22                                  on May 22, 1997.

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2-24                                          Secretary of the Senate

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2-26                                           Member, Texas Senate