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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Carolyn Martin's retirement from the East Texas |
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Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse provides a fitting opportunity |
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to recognize her dedicated service; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Martin joined the East Texas Council on |
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Alcoholism and Drug Abuse in 2004, and throughout her tenure, she |
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has demonstrated outstanding professionalism and leadership; as |
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drug-free community program manager, she supervised a federal grant |
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that aimed to reduce substance abuse among area youth and supported |
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the Kilgore Together coalition, which is made up of volunteers from |
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law enforcement, schools, businesses, religious institutions, and |
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government; and |
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WHEREAS, Before her employment with that agency, Ms. Martin |
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had a notable career as an educator that spanned nearly four |
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decades; after teaching in Arkansas schools for 10 years, she |
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relocated to Kilgore, where she was a member of the faculty at Maude |
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Laird Middle School and Kilgore Heights Elementary School; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the years, Ms. Martin has been active in a |
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number of professional organizations, holding prominent roles with |
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the Kilgore Classroom Teacher Association, the Beta Mu Chapter of |
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Delta Kappa Gamma, and the Texas Alliance for Geographic Education |
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state conference; moreover, she has distinguished herself by |
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attending the National Geographic Teacher Mentorship Training in |
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Washington, D.C., writing an article published in Tempo, the |
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publication of the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented, |
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and co-authoring the Environmental Protection Agency publication, |
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Using Geography to Teach Environmental Education; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Martin is also an active member of First |
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Presbyterian Church, where she has served her fellow congregants as |
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an elder, Sunday school teacher, and committee moderator; she has |
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also shared her time with the Saturday Bread Team and the Just For |
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Kids Program; and |
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WHEREAS, Carolyn Martin's commitment to improving the lives |
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of her fellow citizens in East Texas has earned her the lasting |
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respect and admiration of countless individuals, and she may indeed |
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take pride in her record of achievement; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Carolyn Martin on her retirement from the |
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East Texas Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for 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 Ms. Martin as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Merritt |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 721 was adopted by the House on March |
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19, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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