HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
1-1 WHEREAS, The retirement of James Larry Tucker as
1-2 superintendent of the Leonard Independent School District (ISD)
1-3 brings to a close the distinguished service of a highly respected
1-4 public servant; and
1-5 WHEREAS, A native of Golden, Mr. Tucker obtained his
1-6 bachelor's degree and a master of education degree at Stephen F.
1-7 Austin University in Nacogdoches; and
1-8 WHEREAS, His exemplary career as a school administrator began
1-9 in 1958 when he served as an elementary school principal in the
1-10 Brookeland ISD; he also worked at Avery, Talco, and Rivercrest high
1-11 schools before becoming superintendent on July 1, 1975; and
1-12 WHEREAS, Under his astute direction, Leonard ISD has grown
1-13 from 47 employees to its present-day total of 121, while increasing
1-14 its overall enrollment by 365 students; he oversaw the construction
1-15 of new high schools and gymnasiums, a junior high school, an
1-16 administration building, the PBP Day Care Center, and baseball and
1-17 track fields; and
1-18 WHEREAS, He has been actively involved in such professional
1-19 organizations as the national and state associations of school
1-20 administrators, the Texas State Teachers Association, East Texas
1-21 School Study Council, Northeast Texas Schoolmen's Club, and others
1-22 too numerous to mention; he has also served as the Texas
1-23 Association of Community Schools director, Equity Center board
1-24 member, and committee member of the Texas Association of School
2-1 Boards; and
2-2 WHEREAS, His valuable civic efforts have encompassed founding
2-3 and serving as president of the Leonard Youth Sports Association,
2-4 and he has served as chairman of the Leonard Industrial Foundation
2-5 and as a board member of the American Bank of Texas at Leonard;
2-6 additionally, he has been a member of the Park Development Board
2-7 and board member and former president of the Leonard Kiwanis Club;
2-8 for his myriad accomplishments in the community, he was named the
2-9 Citizen of the Year by the Leonard Chamber of Commerce in 1981; and
2-10 WHEREAS, An ardent sports fan and longtime supporter of
2-11 athletics, he has served as president of the Texas High School
2-12 Girls Track Association and, during the course of his outstanding
2-13 career, has coached a state championship boys basketball, girls
2-14 basketball, and girls track and field team; and
2-15 WHEREAS, For more than four decades, Mr. Tucker has been an
2-16 immeasurable source of guidance and wisdom in Leonard; with his
2-17 commitment, industriousness, and leadership, he has contributed
2-18 greatly to public education in the Lone Star State and has made a
2-19 positive impact on countless lives; now, therefore, be it
2-20 RESOLVED, That the 77th Legislature of the State of Texas
2-21 hereby congratulate James Larry Tucker on the occasion of his
2-22 retirement as superintendent from the Leonard ISD and extend to him
2-23 sincere best wishes for happiness and good fortune in his future
2-24 endeavors; and, be it further
2-25 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-26 prepared for Mr. Tucker as an expression of high regard by the
2-27 Texas House of Representatives and Senate.
Homer
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 313 was adopted by the House on May
25, 2001, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 313 was adopted by the Senate on
May 25, 2001, by a viva-voce vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________________
Date
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Governor