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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The residents of Deer Park lost a respected teacher |
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and beloved basketball coach with the passing of Billy Glyn |
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Carlisle on February 10, 2006, one day shy of his 52nd birthday; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Carlisle had taught and coached at Deer Park |
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High School since 1981, when he joined the faculty as a special |
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education aide and sophomore basketball coach; he coached the |
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junior varsity team from 1982 until 1986, when he assumed the role |
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of head coach of the varsity team; during his teaching career he |
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taught economics, business law, record-keeping, health, and |
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physical education; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on February 11, 1954, to George and Peggy |
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Carlisle, Mr. Carlisle devoted much of his life to the game of |
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basketball; he was a standout player during his high school career |
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at Clear Creek High School and Clear Lake High School, earning |
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all-district recognition as a junior and senior, and he attended |
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Baylor University on a basketball scholarship; and |
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WHEREAS, After playing on the junior varsity squad as a |
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freshman, the talented young athlete lettered on the varsity as a |
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sophomore and was named team captain at the start of his junior |
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year; following a two-year hiatus in Austria, during which he was a |
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player-assistant coach on an Austrian professional team, he |
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returned to Baylor to complete his degree in education and captain |
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the Bears basketball team; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to academic achievement, Coach Carlisle |
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earned a master's degree in education from the University of |
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Houston-Clear Lake in 1985 and was named Campus Teacher of the Year |
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several times during his tenure at Deer Park High School; his |
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coaching career included four bi-district championships and a |
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335-301 record, and he was posthumously honored as the 2006 |
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District 23-5A Co-Head Coach of the Year; moreover, the Deer Park |
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ISD Board of Trustees voted to name the high school's playing court |
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the Billy Carlisle Court in honor of the late coach; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Carlisle was blessed with |
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the love and support of his wife, Shannon, and his three sons, |
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Wilson, Weston, and Wyndon, with whom he shared many happy times and |
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cherished family memories; and |
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WHEREAS, Although he was taken from his loved ones far too |
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soon, Billy Carlisle made the most of his time on this Earth, and |
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his memory and achievements will not soon be forgotten by those who |
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were privileged to know him; 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 Billy Glyn Carlisle |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Shannon Carlisle; to his sons, Wilson, Weston, and Wyndon |
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Carlisle; to his parents, George and Peggy Carlisle; to his |
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brother, Buddy Carlisle; to his sister, Vicki Garrison; and to his |
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other relatives and many 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 Billy Glyn |
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Carlisle. |
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Smith of Harris |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2144 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 25, 2007. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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