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78R12688 WMS-D

By:  Baxter                                                       H.R. No. 1228



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Ebbie Neptune is retiring as athletic director for 
Eanes Independent School District (ISD), bringing to a close an 
exemplary 22-year career in that position and a 40-year tenure in 
the field of education; and
	WHEREAS, More than 30 years of Mr. Neptune's service has been 
at Westlake High School, Eanes ISD's only high school, as its 
football coach and as the district's athletic director; Westlake's 
19 UIL state championships, as well as the 2002 Lone Star Cup Award, 
are testament to his exceptional administrative abilities and his 
remarkable understanding of what is required to achieve athletic 
success; and
	WHEREAS, Although most of his career has been dedicated to 
Westlake High School and Eanes ISD, he also  made significant 
contributions as a coach to other schools across the Lone Star 
State, including La Feria, Pleasanton, Sweeny, Round Rock, and Bay 
City; and
	WHEREAS, In recognition of his accomplishments, Mr. Neptune 
has been the recipient of many well-deserved accolades; he was 
named Centex Coach of the Year in 1982 and 1985 and was presented 
the Greater Austin Chapter of The National Football and College 
Hall of Fame Amateur Football Award in 2003; he is a member of the 
All-Time Sweeny High School Football Team, he has a boys' 
basketball most valuable player award named for him, and in 2002 the 
Eanes ISD school board named a new playing facility "Ebbie Neptune 
Field" in his honor; and
	WHEREAS, Throughout his career as an educator, coach, and 
administrator, Mr. Neptune has set standards of excellence to which 
all in his profession may aspire, and it is indeed appropriate that 
he receive special legislative recognition at this time; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby congratulate Ebbie Neptune on his retirement as 
athletic director for Eanes ISD and extend to him sincere best 
wishes as he begins a new chapter in his life; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mr. Neptune as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.