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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Mary Alice Skaggs of Collin County celebrates her |
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99th birthday on April 22, 2007, and her long and productive life |
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continues to inspire family members, friends, and former students; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Skaggs devoted 31 years to teaching English, |
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journalism, and economics with the Plano Independent School |
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District, and in 1996 the district paid tribute to her legacy of |
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achievement by naming Skaggs Elementary School, a nationally |
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recognized Blue Ribbon school, in her honor; and |
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WHEREAS, The first teacher in the district to possess a |
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master's degree, Mrs. Skaggs further distinguished herself through |
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her longtime service as the senior class sponsor, a role she held |
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throughout her tenure with Plano ISD; she also sponsored the Junior |
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Thursday Study Club, an organization for high school girls, and 50 |
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years later, she continues to remain active with the group; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Celina and raised in Dallas, Mrs. Skaggs |
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earned her bachelor's and master's degrees from Austin College in |
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Sherman; after pursuing additional graduate work at Texas Woman's |
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University and Southern Methodist University, she began her career |
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in Gunter, where she taught English and Latin; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Skaggs enjoyed membership with the National |
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Council of Teachers of English for 25 years and figured prominently |
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in the organization of its Plano chapter; she also conducted a |
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senior English workshop in Hawaii as part of her affiliation with |
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that group; and |
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WHEREAS, The recipient of numerous honors, Mrs. Skaggs was |
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named Teacher of the Year by the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs |
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in 1958 and later received awards from the Plano Business and |
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Professional Women's Club, the Plano Chamber of Commerce, and the |
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Texas Joint English Committee; and |
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WHEREAS, Still active in her community, Mrs. Skaggs is a |
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member of the Plano Retired Teachers Association, Delta Kappa |
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Gamma, Austin College's Kappa Gamma Chi, and the Pitman Creek |
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Church of Christ; and |
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WHEREAS, Mary Alice Skaggs has enriched the lives of |
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countless young Texans, and her birthday provides a fitting |
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opportunity to recognize her for her many achievements and |
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contributions through the years; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Mary Alice Skaggs on the joyous occasion |
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of her 99th birthday and extend best wishes to her for a memorable |
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celebration; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Skaggs as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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McCall |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1500 was adopted by the House on April |
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17, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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