H.R. No. 361



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, October 17, 2005, has been designated Wood County 
Retired School Personnel Association Day in recognition of the 25th 
anniversary of this noteworthy civic and professional 
organization, and members are celebrating this special occasion as 
part of a regular meeting at the Quitman Public Library; and
	WHEREAS, Organized in 1980 with Cleo William Browning as its 
first president, the Wood County Retired School Personnel 
Association (RSPA) remains an asset to the citizens of Wood County 
thanks to the myriad community services its members promote and 
support; and
	WHEREAS, In 2004 alone, members of the Wood County RSPA 
contributed nearly 21,000 hours of volunteer service in communities 
throughout the county; the association provides books for children 
as part of its affiliation with the Northeast Texas Child Advocacy 
Center and is active with the Texas Retired Teachers Association's 
"Walks-A-Million" Program for Health and the Linus Project, an 
initiative that provides blankets and quilts to seriously ill or 
traumatized children; and
	WHEREAS, Current officers of the association include 
president Carolyn Metcalf, first vice president Dorsay Ivy, second 
vice president Dr. Barbara H. Thompson, treasurer Jerry Cloud, and 
secretary Jo Ann Minshew; and
	WHEREAS, The silver anniversary meeting and reception will 
feature guest speaker Tim Lee, executive director of the Texas 
Retired Teachers Association; in addition, former presidents of the 
association will be honored for their role in shepherding the 
growth and development of the Wood County RSPA; and
	WHEREAS, For 25 years, the Wood County RSPA has helped meet 
the needs of its members while also making impressive, lasting 
contributions to the community, and it is a pleasure to honor this 
fine organization at this time; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby recognize the 25th 
anniversary of the Wood County Retired School Personnel Association 
and extend best wishes to its members for happiness and good fortune 
in the future; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the officers and members of the Wood County Retired 
School Personnel Association as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.

                                                                          Hughes

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                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 361 was adopted by the House on July 
18, 2005, by a non-record vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House