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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends of Texas educator Mart N. Hitt, |
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Jr., mourn his passing on February 9, 2007, at the age of 95; and |
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WHEREAS, Born to a farming family in Buckholts, Mr. Hitt was a |
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poor student himself until a teacher inspired him to work his way |
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from the bottom of his class to the top; as a result of his hard work |
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he graduated as valedictorian of Moran High School in 1931; and |
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WHEREAS, Awarded a full scholarship to East Texas State |
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University, Mr. Hitt was forced by economic circumstances to |
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postpone his college education in order to work as a day laborer; by |
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the time he enrolled in college, his scholarship had expired, and he |
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put himself through school by milking cows, selling newspaper ads, |
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and doing other odd jobs, earning a bachelor's degree in 1936 and a |
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master's degree in 1942; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1935, Mr. Hitt met and married Margy McGee, and |
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their union lasted 70 years; he began his educational career the |
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following year at Brownsboro High School, where he pioneered the |
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track and football programs; he then worked as principal and coach |
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at Frisco High School, where he became superintendent in 1940; and |
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WHEREAS, Answering his nation's call to duty during World War |
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II, Mr. Hitt joined the navy and served as a communications officer |
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on Midway Island; after the war he continued to serve in the Navy |
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Reserve until 1950; and |
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WHEREAS, Taking up his teaching career again, he taught at |
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the Buckner Orphans Home; from 1947 to 1964 he served as the |
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superintendent of the Wilmer-Hutchins school district, when he |
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became the superintendent of the Pine Tree district in Longview, |
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retiring in 1977; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hitt served his community in other ways as well, |
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as president of the North Texas School Master's Club in Dallas and |
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the East Texas School Master's Club in Marshall; he was an honorary |
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life member of the Texas Association of School Administrators, the |
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American School Administrators, and the National Congress of |
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Parents and Teachers; and |
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WHEREAS, Loved and respected by his faculty, Mr. Hitt was |
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esteemed for his dedication and his excellent judgment; he |
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maintained high academic standards in all the schools he |
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supervised, and his influence will continue to have a positive |
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effect on the lives of his students for years to come; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the life of Mart N. Hitt, Jr., and offer |
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sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his sons, |
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Raymond W. Hitt and G. Preston Hitt; to his sister, Geneva Quigley; |
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and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Mart N. |
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Anderson |
Gonzalez Toureilles |
Mowery |
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Brown of Kaufman |
Harper-Brown |
Ortiz, Jr. |
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Brown of Brazos |
Hartnett |
Otto |
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Callegari |
Hernandez |
Patrick |
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Christian |
Hochberg |
Pickett |
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Cook of Navarro |
Hopson |
Puente |
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Cook of Colorado |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Quintanilla |
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Corte |
Howard of Travis |
Raymond |
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Crownover |
Jackson |
Rodriguez |
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Davis of Harris |
Keffer |
Smith of Tarrant |
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Davis of Dallas |
King of Parker |
Smith of Harris |
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Delisi |
King of Taylor |
Smithee |
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Deshotel |
King of Zavala |
Solomons |
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Eissler |
Leibowitz |
Thompson |
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Escobar |
Madden |
Van Arsdale |
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Farabee |
Mallory Caraway |
Vaught |
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Farrar |
Martinez Fischer |
Villarreal |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 786 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 28, 2007. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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