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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, A distinguished career in education spanning more |
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than a half-century is drawing to a close with the retirement of |
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Kathryn Jay Hamilton of Lubbock from the Frenship Independent |
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School District on May 29, 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Hamilton graduated from McMurray College in |
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Abilene in 1942 and took her first teaching job that same year in |
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her hometown of Jayton; she and Thomas Hamilton were married soon |
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afterward, and Mrs. Hamilton devoted herself to raising her family |
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for the next decade while living in Lubbock and Hale Center; in |
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1955, she returned to teaching when she opened a private |
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kindergarten, operating it for three years; and |
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WHEREAS, After the family moved to Paducah, Texas, in 1958, |
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Mrs. Hamilton began teaching English at the junior high level; in |
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1964, she became a high school teacher in Olton and took a similar |
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job in Post three years later; during this time, she taught English |
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and speech and coached debate, one-act play, and poetry |
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interpretation teams; moreover, she also found time to further her |
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own education, earning a master's degree from East Texas State |
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University in 1967; and |
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WHEREAS, The Hamiltons moved back to the Lubbock area in |
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1970, and this experienced educator began her tenure with Frenship |
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ISD in Wolfforth; in the 39 years since, she has been a respected |
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member of the faculty, teaching senior English and coaching the |
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one-act play team; and |
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WHEREAS, When the final class adjourns on May 29, 2009, |
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Kathryn Hamilton will bid farewell to her students one last time; |
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her presence in the classroom will be greatly missed, but she may |
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take great pride in her many decades of devoted service as an |
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educator, knowing that she has made a positive difference in the |
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lives of countless young Texans; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby honor Kathryn Jay Hamilton for her outstanding career in |
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education on the occasion of her retirement and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Hamilton as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives and Senate. |