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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Veteran drama teacher Joe Fullen is beginning a new |
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chapter in his life with his retirement from Langham Creek High |
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School in Houston in May 2007, and in recognition of his |
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contributions to the fine arts department, the school's theater is |
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being renamed in his honor; and |
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WHEREAS, A drama instructor for 37 years, Mr. Fullen has |
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taught at Langham Creek High since 1984; he has been a faculty |
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cosponsor for the Ensemble theatrical club, as well as for the |
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school's chapter of the International Thespian Society; and |
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WHEREAS, Students under Mr. Fullen's tutelage have won awards |
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at the annual Texas Thespians State Festival, the Alley Theatre's |
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Young Playwright Series, and the International Thespian Society |
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Playwright Festival; and |
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WHEREAS, Together with his colleague Cheryl Bradford, Mr. |
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Fullen received a Distinguished Medal of Honor from the Veterans of |
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Foreign Wars for their production of the play A Piece of My Heart, |
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which deals with the Vietnam War; moreover, under Mr. Fullen's |
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direction, the LCHS drama department was selected by the American |
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High School Theatre Festival to present Shakespeare's Macbeth at |
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the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 2006; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Fullen is also a gifted writer, and two of his |
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plays, Pies from Mars and Babe Ruth Slept Here, have won first-prize |
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honors at the Texas Thespians State Festival; his play Galveston |
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was nominated for review by the International Thespian Society; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Fullen has given generously to his profession as |
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well, as chair of the Texas Educational Theatre Association |
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TheatreFest and as a member of the executive board of Texas |
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Thespians; and |
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WHEREAS, A gifted and dedicated teacher as well as a talented |
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artist in his own right, Joe Fullen has introduced generations of |
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young Texans to the dramatic arts, and the dedication of the Joe |
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Fullen Theater provides a fitting tribute to the legacy of |
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creativity and achievement that he leaves behind; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Joe Fullen on his retirement from |
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Langham Creek High School and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Fullen as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |