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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Frances Etheridge retired from Garriga Elementary |
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School in June 2012, drawing to a close 47 years of service to the |
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Point Isabel Independent School District; and |
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WHEREAS, A lifelong resident of Port Isabel, Mrs. Etheridge |
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received an associate's degree from Texas Southmost College, |
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graduated summa cum laude from Pan American University, and earned |
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a master's degree in bilingual education from Texas A&I University; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Etheridge began her career with Point Isabel |
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ISD in 1965 as a paraprofessional and later took on secretarial |
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duties before becoming a teacher at Garriga Elementary; during the |
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course of her distinguished tenure, she served on a number of |
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district committees and was chosen as the Walmart Teacher of the |
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Year in 1996, selected as the inaugural inductee into the PIISD Hall |
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of Fame in 2002, and voted by her colleagues as Garriga Elementary |
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Teacher of the Year in 2012; she has also been listed in Who's Who |
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Among America's Teachers; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed educator's contributions to her |
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community extend beyond the classroom; currently on the board of |
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the Port Isabel Beautification Committee, she has also held seats |
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on the boards of the Boys and Girls Club of Laguna Madre and Port |
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Isabel Public Library, volunteered with Habitat for Humanity, and |
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been a member of the Port Isabel Tarpons Quarterback Club; she is |
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active in several church ministries and has helped make prayer |
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blankets for the sick; for her efforts, she was honored in 2012 with |
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the Service Award from the Rotary Club of Port Isabel; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of her endeavors, Mrs. Etheridge enjoys the |
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love and support of her son, Henry Etheridge, Jr., his wife, |
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Elizabeth, and her grandson, Henry Etheridge III; and |
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WHEREAS, Frances Etheridge demonstrated an unwavering |
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commitment to her students, and she may indeed reflect with pride on |
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the positive difference her hard work and dedication made in the |
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lives of countless young Texans; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Frances Etheridge on her |
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retirement from the Point Isabel Independent School District and |
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extend 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 Mrs. Etheridge as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Oliveira |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2013 was adopted by the House on May |
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17, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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