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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, A distinguished career in the field of education |
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drew to a close with the retirement of Linda Muhl from Dr. John D. |
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Horn High School in Mesquite in May 2008; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Aquilla, Linda Muhl moved to Mesquite at the |
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age of four and graduated from Mesquite High School in 1955; she is |
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the mother of four children, Andy, Peter, Kip, and Sally, and she |
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and her husband, Andrew H. Muhl, Jr., have also welcomed 10 |
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grandchildren and a great-granddaughter into their family; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Muhl enrolled in college at age 36, and she |
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joined the faculty at North Mesquite High School six years later; |
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her tenure at the school extended for 20 years, during which she |
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taught social studies and English; she went on to establish the |
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Gifted Department at Horn High School, teaching there for nine |
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years; and |
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WHEREAS, This outstanding educator emphasized discovery in |
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her classes, and she often recited insightful sayings to her |
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students, such as "making a difference in this world is much more |
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important than getting a big paycheck" and "no kind thoughts are |
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ever meaningful left unshared"; one of her favorite maxims is |
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especially well remembered by many of her students: "do not let life |
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pass you by like a train in the night; jump aboard, seizing every |
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opportunity possible"; this phrase not only inspired many young |
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people to take account of the opportunities available to them, but |
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also summed up the positive approach that Mrs. Muhl took in her own |
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life in realizing her dream of becoming an educator; and |
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WHEREAS, Several prestigious accolades have come to Mrs. Muhl |
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over the course of her 29-year career, including induction into the |
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Mesquite Independent School District Apple Corps, an honor society |
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for local teachers, and selection as Outstanding High School |
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Teacher of the Year for 2000 by the Texas Council of Teachers of |
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English; in addition, she holds life memberships in the North |
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Mesquite High School and John Horn High School Parent Teacher |
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Associations; and |
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WHEREAS, Educators as enthusiastic and inspiring as Linda |
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Muhl are deserving of the highest respect, and her exceptional |
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vitality and dedication have made a lasting and positive impression |
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on her students and her fellow teachers; a great asset to the |
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Mesquite ISD throughout her tenure, she may indeed reflect with |
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pride on a career well spent; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby congratulate Linda Muhl on her retirement from Horn High |
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School in Mesquite and extend to her sincere best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Muhl as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives and Senate. |