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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Linda Linder of Houston retired from Second Baptist |
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School on May 29, 2013, concluding a distinguished career in |
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education that spanned nearly 35 years; and |
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WHEREAS, A Houston native, the former Linda Jeanne Marmion |
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grew up in the Garden Oaks neighborhood and graduated from Waltrip |
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High School; she went on to attend The University of Texas at |
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Austin, where she served as vice president of Delta Gamma and as a |
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freshman and summer orientation advisor; in addition, she was a |
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member of the Cordettes, the honorary auxiliary for the Army ROTC; |
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she earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education, and after |
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completing her master's degree in counseling and guidance at the |
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University of Houston, she began teaching sixth grade in the |
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Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District; and |
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WHEREAS, She was joined in matrimony to Gerald A. Linder, and |
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through the years, they became the proud parents of two children, |
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Stephanie and Mark; Mrs. Linder devoted herself entirely to her |
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home and family while her son and daughter were young, and after |
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they were enrolled at Second Baptist School, she joined the faculty |
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there; over the course of her 30-year tenure, she helped countless |
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young Texans build a strong foundation for future success; she also |
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strove to provide spiritual guidance and to instill in them a sense |
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of patriotism as well as an interest in the history of their city |
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and state; and |
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WHEREAS, Linda Linder opened new vistas of opportunity for |
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the many students whose lives she touched, and she may indeed |
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reflect with pride on her outstanding record of achievement; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Linda Linder |
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on her retirement from Second Baptist School and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Linder as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |