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78R15067 WMS-D

By:  Hopson                                                       H.R. No. 1127



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to 
recognize Mittie Mae Wiley Williams, who is retiring after 56 years 
of outstanding service as a teacher for the Kennard Independent 
School District; and
	WHEREAS, Mittie Williams was born February 10, 1927, in 
Crockett; she earned a bachelor's degree from Texas College and a 
master's degree from Prairie View A&M University; she also earned 
certification in special education from Stephen F. Austin State 
University; and
	WHEREAS, In 1947, in the days of segregation, Ms. Williams 
went to work as a teacher at the Kennard Black School, where she 
taught for 18 years; she joined the faculty of the Kennard White 
School one year before it was officially integrated, and she 
remained with the Kennard Independent School District throughout 
her highly successful career; and
	WHEREAS, Over the years, Ms. Williams has devoted her life to 
the education of young people, and she has been directly and 
indirectly responsible for hundreds of students continuing their 
education by attending college after graduating from high school; 
and
	WHEREAS, Mittie Williams has long held the respect and 
admiration of her colleagues and her community for making a 
difference in the lives of countless students, and her presence 
with the Kennard Independent School District will be greatly 
missed; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby commend Mittie Mae Wiley Williams for her hard 
work on behalf of the children of our state and her exemplary 
service to the Kennard Independent School District and extend best 
wishes to her for the retirement years ahead; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Ms. Williams as an expression of esteem from the Texas 
House of Representatives.