1-1                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 254
 1-2           WHEREAS, With the retirement of Bob Osborne, head baseball
 1-3     coach at Burges High School in El Paso, an exciting and important
 1-4     chapter in the annals of Texas high school baseball comes to a
 1-5     close; and
 1-6           WHEREAS, Coach Osborne began his illustrious coaching career
 1-7     as head baseball coach in 1969 at Burges High School, and he has
 1-8     guided his players in 808 games while at the same school; and
 1-9           WHEREAS, For 29 years, Bob Osborne has coached the Burges
1-10     Mustangs, and he has been called the epitome of El Paso high school
1-11     baseball; and
1-12           WHEREAS, Bob Osborne's ability to teach young people the game
1-13     of baseball and the game of life has been one of his most notable
1-14     characteristics; and
1-15           WHEREAS, The coach took his 1983 team to the state tournament
1-16     in Austin, where only Texas' four regional champions play; and
1-17           WHEREAS, This distinguished gentleman coached the Mustangs to
1-18     a 16-10 record last year and a trip to the Class 4A area playoffs,
1-19     where they were defeated by Frenship 13-9; and
1-20           WHEREAS, A mentor to his junior varsity coach, John Beard,
1-21     Coach Osborne has passed along the reins of leadership to
1-22     Coach Beard, who graduated from Burges in 1986; and
1-23           WHEREAS, Coach Osborne has been dedicated to his work in
1-24     athletics, and his enthusiastic spirit motivated and inspired his
 2-1     students; he leaves his profession with no regrets and with a
 2-2     career record of 505-298-5; now, therefore, be it
 2-3           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
 2-4     76th Legislature, hereby commend the career of service of
 2-5     Coach Bob Osborne and thank him for his contributions to his
 2-6     school, city, and state; and, be it further
 2-7           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for him
 2-8     as an expression of the esteem of the Texas Senate.
 2-9                                                               Shapleigh
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2-11                                          President of the Senate
2-12                                       I hereby certify that the above
2-13                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
2-14                                  on February 22, 1999.
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2-16                                          Secretary of the Senate
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2-18                                           Member, Texas Senate