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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Educator Elma Jean Oden made a positive difference |
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in the lives of countless students for more than three decades; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of Louisiana Tech University and the |
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University of Arkansas, Mrs. Oden was an inspiring reading teacher |
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who spent the last half of her career in the Corpus Christi |
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Independent School District, where she chose to serve in low |
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socioeconomic schools; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Oden challenged her students to succeed and |
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served as a powerful example for them with her well-known zest for |
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learning; one of her proudest accomplishments is sponsoring CCISD's |
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first Odyssey of the Mind middle school team, which went on to reach |
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the state competition; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to her work in the classroom, Mrs. Oden |
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distinguished herself as a member of state committees charged with |
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reviewing textbooks and writing curriculum, and she gave several |
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presentations at reading and writing workshops; she retired in |
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1998, and she and her husband, John, moved to Rowlette to live near |
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their daughter, Johnette, and her family; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Oden invested her time and talents in |
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developing the Lone Star State's most precious resource, and in so |
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doing, she opened up the minds of many young people to the joys of |
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learning; 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 Elma Jean Oden for her commitment to her |
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students and her achievements as an educator and extend to her deep |
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appreciation for her exemplary public service; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Oden as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |