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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, For nearly 50 years, Mark Clanton of San Antonio has |
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dedicated himself to serving others, first through his three |
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decades in the United States Air Force and then through his work as |
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a public school teacher; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Clanton entered the air force in the mid-1960s |
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and served at bases throughout the country as well as in Japan; in |
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1973, he took a teaching post at the U.S. Air Force Academy in |
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Colorado Springs, Colorado, remaining on the faculty there until |
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1977; in all, he spent more than two decades as a professional |
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military educator; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1994, Mr. Clanton completed his 30-year career |
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with the air force; having already earned a bachelor's degree in |
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business from Texas Lutheran University, he undertook graduate |
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studies at Southwest Texas State University and received a master's |
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degree in education in 1996; and |
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WHEREAS, Certified in special education, Mr. Clanton has |
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taught at Ed White Middle School in San Antonio's North East |
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Independent School District for the past 17 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Mark Clanton has contributed to his fellow citizens |
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through a lifetime of purposeful endeavor, and he has set an |
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inspiring example of leadership, integrity, and commitment to |
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excellence; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Mark Clanton for his years of outstanding |
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service in the military and as an educator and extend to him sincere |
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best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Clanton as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |