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 1-2                         SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1083
 1-3                                  In Memory
 1-4                                     of
 1-5                              Patricia J. Dobbs
 1-6           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the citizens
 1-7     of Austin in mourning the loss of beloved educator Patricia J. Dobbs,
 1-8     who died May 19, 1999, at the age of 60; and
 1-9           WHEREAS, Born in Los Angeles on November 25, 1938, Pat Dobbs
1-10     was raised in Minnesota; she earned her bachelor of science
1-11     degree in education from The University of Texas at Austin in
1-12     1970 and her master of arts degree in English and history from
1-13     Southwest Texas State University in 1974; and
1-14           WHEREAS, Dedicated to education, Pat Dobbs was a classroom
1-15     teacher for 28 years and a part-time college instructor for 24 years;
1-16     20 years ago, Mrs. Dobbs gave up lecturing to her students to use
1-17     entirely different methods; using an interactive approach, she
1-18     initiated role playing, mock elections, simulations, and
1-19     student-created bulletin boards and rooms; and
1-20           WHEREAS, Under the auspices of Mrs. Dobbs, her students won
 2-1     many awards:  in 1987, her students won first place in the Austin
 2-2     Independent School District's Mock Trial Competition; in 1994, one
 2-3     of her students won the Austin Parliamentary Club's award for the
 2-4     winning essay in parliamentary procedure; and in 1997, her students
 2-5     won the Capital Area Food Certificate for donating over 1,700 pounds
 2-6     of food; and
 2-7           WHEREAS, Renowned for her effectiveness in the classroom,
 2-8     Pat Dobbs had collaborated with her daughter, Kyleen Dobbs, a senior
 2-9     economics and government teacher at Pflugerville High School, to
2-10     publish 26 performance-based assessment lesson plans; and
2-11           WHEREAS, Throughout the last 10 years, Pat Dobbs had shared
2-12     her success in workshops with the Texas State Bar, West Publishing
2-13     Company, the Austin Independent School District, and Travis County
2-14     Human Services; and
2-15           WHEREAS, She had published curricula which included
2-16     co-authorship of Austin Independent School District's advanced
2-17     social studies course in Street Law and co-authorship of Austin
2-18     Independent School District's Government Gifted and Talented
2-19     syllabus; and
2-20           WHEREAS, The winner of countless honors, Mrs. Dobbs was the
2-21     recipient of the Austin Association of Teachers Creative Teaching
2-22     Award in 1987, the Leon Jaworski Award for Teaching Excellence in
2-23     Law Focused Education in 1990, and the Leavey Award for Excellence
2-24     in Private Enterprise Education by the Freedom Foundation in 1992;
 3-1     and
 3-2           WHEREAS, This distinguished teacher affected positively the
 3-3     lives of thousands of young people; the most important thing
 3-4     she communicated to her students was the importance of learning
 3-5     about the issues and taking part in the political process; many
 3-6     teenagers' interest in history, politics, or law bloomed under her
 3-7     guidance; the death of such an extraordinarily gifted teacher is an
 3-8     irreplaceable loss to her students and the community; she will be
 3-9     greatly missed; now, therefore, be it
3-10           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
3-11     76th Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the members
3-12     of her family:  her husband, Dave Dobbs; her daughters, Wendy Rolan
3-13     and Kyleen Dobbs; her son, Kevin Dobbs; her mother, Barbara Wesely;
3-14     her sister, Delores Wells; and her granddaughter, Tiffany Rolan;
3-15     and, be it further
3-16           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the
3-17     members of her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the
3-18     Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so
3-19     in memory of Patricia J. Dobbs.
3-20                                                              Barrientos
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3-22                                         President of the Senate
3-23                                       I hereby certify that the above
3-24                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
3-25                                  on May 24, 1999, by a rising vote.
3-26                                  ______________________________________
3-27                                         Secretary of the Senate
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 4-1                                           Member, Texas Senate