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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Georgetown High School girls' basketball coach |
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Rhonda Farney is receiving well-deserved recognition with her |
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induction into the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Hall of |
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Fame on May 18, 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, Coach Farney has compiled a total of 974 wins in the |
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course of a 38-year career that has been highlighted by impressive |
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achievements, including the 4A state championship in 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, Raised in Lometa, Rhonda Farney graduated from |
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Howard Payne University in 1975 at the age of 19 and began coaching |
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high school basketball that same year at Goldthwaite; though she |
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was just slightly older than many of her players, she quickly earned |
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their loyalty and respect; she went on to lead the team to 10 |
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district titles while winning at least 20 games per season, and she |
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continued her outstanding work at Ozona High School, where she |
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coached for two years; and |
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WHEREAS, Coach Farney arrived at Georgetown High School in |
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1988, and over the course of her distinguished tenure with the Lady |
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Eagles, she has guided her team to 681 victories, 6 trips to the |
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state tournament, and 4 appearances in the title contest, including |
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the 2013 championship victory; and |
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WHEREAS, Inspired by the small-town values that she grew up |
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with, Coach Farney emphasizes hard work and consistency, and she |
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helps create a close-knit team by finding ways to foster |
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camaraderie among her players; and |
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WHEREAS, An influential member of her profession, Coach |
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Farney was the first woman to serve as president of the Texas |
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Association of Basketball Coaches, and she held the same post with |
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the Texas Girls Coaches Association; her many honors include state |
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and regional Coach of the Year awards as well as numerous |
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all-star-game coaching assignments; and |
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WHEREAS, With her exceptional ability to teach and motivate, |
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Rhonda Farney has made a positive difference in the lives of |
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hundreds of young athletes and helped Georgetown High School to |
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realize great success on the hardwood, and she has earned a place |
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among the legendary basketball coaches of the Lone Star State; 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 hereby congratulate Rhonda Farney on her induction into |
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the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame and extend |
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to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Coach Farney as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Farney |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1575 was adopted by the House on May |
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1, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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