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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The life of an admired Irving educator drew to a |
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close with the passing of Evelyn T. Clifton on April 28, 2011, at |
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the age of 82; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on January 20, 1929, in Bessemer, Pennsylvania, |
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Evelyn Clifton knew from an early age that she wanted to teach; she |
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graduated from Bessemer High School and Slippery Rock State |
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Teachers College, and she later continued her education at North |
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Texas State University, earning a master's degree in elementary |
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school supervision in 1966; and |
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WHEREAS, After beginning her career in education in New |
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Castle, Pennsylvania, in 1951, Mrs. Clifton embarked on her long |
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association with the Irving Independent School District three years |
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later, initially serving as a second grade teacher at Schulze |
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Elementary School; she went on to teach first grade at Barton |
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Elementary for a decade and then returned to Schulze as one of the |
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district's first kindergarten teachers; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Clifton completed her tenure as a classroom |
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teacher at John Haley Elementary in 1975 and that same year began |
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her new role as an elementary consultant for the district; she |
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remained in that position until 1986, when she became the principal |
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at Brandenburg Elementary and was instrumental in the |
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implementation of a bilingual program at the school; she retired in |
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1994, and her 37 years of dedicated service to Irving ISD were |
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recognized when the Evelyn T. Clifton Early Childhood School was |
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named in her honor; in addition to meeting the demands of her |
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career, she was very active in the community and held memberships in |
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a variety of worthwhile organizations; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her commitment to providing young people |
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with a solid educational foundation, Evelyn Clifton made a positive |
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difference in many lives, and all those who were privileged to spend |
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time in her company will forever remember her with great admiration |
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and affection; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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of Evelyn T. Clifton and extend sincere condolences to the members |
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of her family: to her daughter, Donna Thurman, and her husband, |
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Dean; to her son, Clif Clifton, and his wife, Patti; to her |
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grandsons, Brian Robinson and Craig Clifton; to her granddaughters, |
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Britney Hamilton and her husband, Kyle, and Jennie Clifton; to her |
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great-grandson, Grant Hamilton; and to her other relatives and |
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friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Evelyn T. |
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Clifton. |
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Harper-Brown |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 187 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on June 28, 2011. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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