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78R14324 JH-D

By:  Goolsby                                                      H.R. No. 1069



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Lela Chism Eaves of Tyler is  retiring after an 
exceptional 50-year career as a teacher, and her retirement 
provides a fitting opportunity to honor her for her many 
achievements; and
	WHEREAS, This outstanding educator graduated from Stephen F. 
Austin State University in 1955 and went on to earn a master's 
degree from Texas Woman's University three years later; Mrs. Eaves 
later continued her studies at The University of Texas at Tyler and 
Lamar University in Beaumont; and
	WHEREAS, Mrs. Eaves began her career as an educator in 1953 as 
a fifth grade teacher in Port Bolivar Independent School District; 
over the ensuing years, she worked in the Gainesville, Denton, 
Odessa, and Tyler ISDs, assuming her position as a teacher and 
educational diagnostician in Lindale ISD in 1988; and
	WHEREAS, Outside of the classroom, Mrs. Eaves has been an 
active member of the Beta Sigma Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa, the 
Ector County chapter of the Counsel of Exceptional Children, and 
the East Texas Diagnosticians Association; she also was selected to 
help write a curriculum guide for minimally brain injured children 
at Lamar Technical University in 1965 and took part in the 1967 
Governor's Council on Learning Disabilities; and
	WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan's devotion to her career is 
surpassed only by her love of family; Mrs. Eaves married James "Jim" 
Eaves on July 14, 1954, and their family has grown to include their 
daughters and sons-in-law, Laura Nan and Travis Bailey and Colleen 
and Jim Ruppert, their son, James Maco Eaves, and their 
grandchildren, Ginger, Genie, and Tara Talkington; and
	WHEREAS, Lela Chism Eaves has demonstrated a deep commitment 
to building a brighter and more promising future for Texas by 
educating our state's future leaders, and it is a pleasure to join 
her colleagues, family, and friends in honoring her notable career; 
now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby congratulate Lela Chism Eaves on the occasion of 
her retirement from Lindale Independent School District and extend 
to her sincere best wishes as she embarks on this next chapter of 
her life; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mrs. Eaves as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.