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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Paul A. Freeman won election to the Dallas |
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County Schools Board of Trustees from Commissioner's Precinct No. 1 |
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on May 14, 2011, and as he prepares to take office, it is |
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appropriate that he be honored for his exemplary dedication to |
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enhancing the education of the county's schoolchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, The Dallas County Schools Board serves the county's |
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14 independent school districts by operating a fleet of |
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approximately 2,000 buses, running an instructional media services |
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library with more than 10,000 titles, and managing technology and |
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psychological services departments; during his term, Dr. Freeman |
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will draw on his experience in the Dallas Independent School |
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District as well as at St. Anthony Catholic School in Dallas and at |
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public schools in Louisiana and Mississippi; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Freeman holds a bachelor's degree in sociology |
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from Texas College and a master's degree in theological studies and |
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a doctorate in ministry from Southern Methodist University; he has |
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had a notable career as a pastor in three states and leads Dr. Paul |
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Freeman Ministries; in addition, he has been involved with numerous |
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organizations benefiting young people, including the Boys and Girls |
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Clubs of America and the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and he has also |
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shared his time and talents with Rotary International, as a |
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Republican Party precinct chair, and as president of Mississippi's |
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Lee County NAACP; in all of his endeavors, he enjoys the love and |
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support of his wife of 41 years, LuVerda; and |
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WHEREAS, Committed to fiscal responsibility and making the |
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hard decisions that have to be made, Dr. Paul Freeman is rendering a |
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valuable public service in behalf of the citizens of Dallas County; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Paul A. Freeman on his election |
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to the Dallas County Schools Board of Trustees and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Freeman as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |