79R16677 MW-D

By:  Laubenberg                                                   H.R. No. 1651



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, June 2005 marks the retirement of Carol Ray, drawing 
to a close a notable 33-year career in education and an outstanding 
five-year tenure as superintendent of the Lovejoy Independent 
School District; and
	WHEREAS, Mrs. Ray earned her bachelor's and master's degrees 
from West Texas State University and completed additional graduate 
work at Texas A&M University--Commerce; her professional 
background includes working as an elementary and secondary teacher, 
a counselor, a diagnostician, a director of special programs, and 
an assistant superintendent; and
	WHEREAS, Active in myriad professional organizations, she 
has held memberships in the Texas Association of School 
Administrators, School Personnel Administrators, Association for 
Supervision and Curriculum Development, the Texas Council for 
Exceptional Children, and the Learning Disabilities Association of 
America; and
	WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, she has enjoyed the love and 
support of her husband Bob, son Stanton, daughter-in-law Irina, and 
grandson Sasha; retirement will undoubtedly afford her the 
opportunity to spend more time with her family as well as to indulge 
in her favorite leisure activities, including reading, boating, 
scuba diving, and taking nature walks; and
	WHEREAS, For more than three decades, Mrs. Ray has served 
with integrity and dedication in the field of education; she has 
earned the lasting respect of colleagues and students alike, and it 
is a pleasure to recognize her for her exemplary career as she 
embarks on this new chapter in her life; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby congratulate Carol Ray on her retirement from 
the Lovejoy Independent School District and extend to her best 
wishes for the future; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mrs. Ray as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.