By Dutton                                              H.R. No. 492
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                                 R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to
 1-2     honor Louis J. Bailey of Houston on her receipt of an Outstanding
 1-3     Texan Award for her achievements in the field of education from the
 1-4     Texas Legislative Black Caucus; and
 1-5           WHEREAS, Now retired, this esteemed former educator earned
 1-6     bachelor's and master's degrees from Prairie View A&M College and
 1-7     pursued further studies at colleges in England, France,
 1-8     Switzerland, and Austria; for more than a half-century, she proudly
 1-9     taught students in the Houston Independent School District and
1-10     encouraged and inspired countless Texans with a teaching method
1-11     that emphasized fairness, firmness, and friendliness; and
1-12           WHEREAS, Miss Bailey began her teaching career in 1949 at
1-13     Booker T. Washington High School; she then devoted many years to
1-14     Kashmere Gardens Junior High School, and from 1968 until her
1-15     retirement in June 2000, she worked for Key Junior High School,
1-16     where she taught English and was the director of student activities
1-17     and project manager for Communities-in-Schools; in addition, she
1-18     served as a counselor for the American Institute for Foreign
1-19     Studies, in which capacity she took teachers and students to study
1-20     abroad for 15 summers; and
1-21           WHEREAS, The subject of a documentary film made by Rice
1-22     University titled "No Man is My Superior," Miss Bailey received a
1-23     host of accolades throughout her career, including being named
1-24     Channel 13 EyeWitness News "Person of the Week," elected Teacher of
 2-1     the Year several times, and inducted into the Teacher's Hall of
 2-2     Fame; moreover, she was recognized by the United Negro College Fund
 2-3     for Excellence in Achievement, acknowledged as the NAACP's Most
 2-4     Outstanding Educator, and honored with the Houston Fire
 2-5     Department's "Educator For All Times Award"; and
 2-6           WHEREAS, This civic-minded woman has also been active in
 2-7     other aspects of the community through her leadership as chair of
 2-8     special affairs for Third Ward Reconstruction, Inc., on the
 2-9     steering committee of Riverside General Hospital, and as cofounder
2-10     of the Northeast Cultural Arts Council; for more than six decades,
2-11     she has also been a vital and valued member of Fourth Missionary
2-12     Baptist Church, where she has taught Sunday school and Vacation
2-13     Bible School for many years; and
2-14           WHEREAS, Miss Bailey has truly proven herself worthy of the
2-15     Outstanding Texan Award, and it is indeed a privilege to pay
2-16     tribute to her for her remarkable career as an educator; now,
2-17     therefore, be it
2-18           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
2-19     Legislature hereby congratulate Louis J. Bailey on her receipt of
2-20     an Outstanding Texan Award from the Texas Legislative Black Caucus
2-21     and extend to her sincere best wishes for a happy and rewarding
2-22     retirement; and, be it further
2-23           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-24     prepared for Miss Bailey as an expression of high regard by the
2-25     Texas House of Representatives.