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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The State of Texas lost an esteemed educator and |
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public servant with the passing of the Honorable Glenda Dawson of |
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Pearland on September 12, 2006; and |
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WHEREAS, Before her election to the Texas House of |
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Representatives in 2002, Glenda Dawson had a notable career in |
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education that spanned more than three decades; her passion for |
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teaching earned her the Pearland I.S.D. Teacher of the Year Award in |
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1989, and in 2000, that school district created the Glenda Dawson |
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First Year Teacher Award in honor of her exceptional commitment to |
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public education; her employment history also included training |
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future educators as an adjunct professor and instructional |
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supervisor for secondary teachers at the University of Houston; a |
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graduate of Sam Houston State University, she received the school's |
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Distinguished Alumni Award in 2005; and |
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WHEREAS, Representative Dawson drew on her life experiences |
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to positively benefit others as a two-term member of the house; she |
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served on the Public Health, Higher Education, and House |
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Administration Committees, and she was recognized by her peers in |
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the 78th Legislature with an Outstanding Freshman Education |
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Legislator award; among her many significant contributions was the |
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establishment of the statewide DEAR Program for potential organ |
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donors, and, as the recipient of a kidney donation herself, she was |
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proud to witness the start of the program on September 1, 2006; and |
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WHEREAS, Devoted to her Southeast Texas community, |
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Representative Dawson shared her time and expertise with numerous |
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organizations, including the Vic Coppinger YMCA, the Pearland |
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College Center, the Pearland Rotary Club, the Pearland/Hobby Area |
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Chamber of Commerce, the Pearland Exchange Club, the PISD |
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District-wide Education Improvement Council, the Tri-District |
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School-to-Careers Partnership, and the Pearland High School |
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chapter of Youth for Christ; moreover, she was a youth Bible studies |
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teacher for 10 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Glenda Dawson greatly contributed to the betterment |
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of the Pearland community and the State of Texas; although she will |
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be deeply missed, her legacy lives on through the countless lives |
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she touched as a teacher, lawmaker, motivational speaker, and role |
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model to those who were privileged to share in her years on this |
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earth; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of the Honorable Glenda |
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Dawson and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to |
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her daughter, Dee Saenz, and her husband, Carlos; to her |
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grandchildren, Lauren and Dawson; to her mother, Ruby Miles; to her |
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brother, Jesse Miles, and his wife, Pat; to her sister, Diane |
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Taylor, and her husband, Darrell; and to her many other friends and |
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admirers from across the Lone Star State; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of State |
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Representative Glenda Dawson. |