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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 609
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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join the Galena Park Independent School District in paying |
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tribute to Dr. Shirley J. Williamson, former Texas Commissioner |
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of Education, on the occasion of the dedication of the Dr. |
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Shirley J. Williamson Elementary School, which is being named in |
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her honor; and |
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WHEREAS, Shirley J. Williamson has spent much of her life |
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involved in the Galena Park Independent School District as a |
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student, teacher, administrator, and superintendent; she began |
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her education at Pyburn Elementary School in 1954 and graduated |
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from Galena Park High School in 1966; and |
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WHEREAS, After earning a degree at the University of |
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Houston, she began her career as a first grade teacher in the |
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Pasadena Independent School District in 1971, but her emotional |
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ties to Galena Park had her returning to the school district in |
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1975 as a teacher for MacArthur Elementary School; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Williamson's leadership skills were evident, |
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and she was soon taking on administrative responsibilities; she |
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became assistant principal in 1977 and principal of MacArthur |
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Elementary School in 1979; she was named principal at Green |
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Valley Elementary School in 1984 and director of elementary |
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education for the district in 1986; she became assistant |
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superintendent for pupil services in 1992 and the district's |
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first female superintendent in 1995; and |
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WHEREAS, She was known then as Dr. Shirley J. Neeley, and her |
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contagious energy and enthusiasm, combined with an unrelenting |
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desire to ensure that every student in the Galena Park |
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Independent School District achieved his or her highest |
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potential, led the district to unprecedented academic |
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achievement; and |
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WHEREAS, The naming of the Dr. Shirley J. Williamson |
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Elementary School is a tribute to one of Galena Park's most |
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esteemed educational leaders and an expression of the gratitude |
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of its citizens for her hard work, her commitment, and her |
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perseverance in the pursuit of educational excellence; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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Legislature, hereby commend Dr. Shirley J. Williamson for her |
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many contributions to education in this state and extend to her |
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congratulations on being honored by the Galena Park Independent |
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School District; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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Gallegos |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on April 14, 2009. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |