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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Shirley Burks Howard is retiring from the Houston |
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Independent School District on May 23, 2007, concluding more than |
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three decades of exemplary service to the teaching profession; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Shreveport, Louisiana, Ms. Howard earned |
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a bachelor's degree in elementary education from Grambling State |
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University and went on to earn a master's degree from Texas Southern |
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University; she spent the first half of her career as a special |
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education teacher for North Forest ISD and most recently served as a |
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life skills teacher for Ethel R. Coop Elementary School in Houston; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Active in her community, Ms. Howard is a member of |
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the NAACP, the National Women of Achievement--Houston Chapter, the |
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Council of Exceptional Children, the Museum of Fine Arts, and the |
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority; moreover, she serves as a board member |
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of the Ensemble Theatre and the Houston Area Alliance of Black |
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School Educators, and she is an enthusiastic supporter of the |
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Rosewood Civic Club; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Howard has enjoyed nearly 45 years of marriage |
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to her husband, Lester Howard, and she takes great pride in her |
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children, Jacqueline Peevy and Lester D. Howard, and her five |
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grandchildren, Brandon, Jayden, Marque, Devoris, and Cameron; she |
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is a valued congregant of Bethany Baptist Church, where she shares |
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her time and talents with the mission board and the mission choir; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Shirley Burks Howard has earned a special place in |
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the hearts of many students, parents, and colleagues through the |
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years, and it is indeed fitting to recognize her outstanding tenure |
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and the lasting contributions she has made to the lives of countless |
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young Texans; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Shirley Burks Howard on the |
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occasion of her retirement from the Houston Independent School |
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District and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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success and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Howard as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Dutton |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2543 was adopted by the House on May |
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25, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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