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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Jim McWilliams is retiring in June 2013 as a teacher |
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in the Spurger Independent School District, concluding an exemplary |
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career in education that has spanned 42 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. McWilliams gained experience at schools in Port |
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Arthur and Kirbyville before becoming the principal of Spurger |
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Elementary School, where he worked for a decade; his distinguished |
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31-year tenure with Spurger ISD also includes assisting with |
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district administration, serving as a middle school principal, and |
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teaching all grade levels of special education; under the guidance |
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of this talented administrator, his elementary school staff were |
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recognized for exceptional student gains in the statewide |
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assessment of minimum skills; he holds both a bachelor's and a |
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master's degree from Stephen F. Austin State University; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed public servant has given back to his |
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community in myriad ways; he is a lifetime member of Alpha Phi Omega |
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and active in the Lions Club, and he has been affiliated with the |
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Masons and the Order of the Eastern Star for more than 25 years; in |
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addition, he is a valued member of First Baptist Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Jim McWilliams has made a positive difference in the |
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lives of countless students, and he may indeed reflect with great |
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pride on his many professional accomplishments as he prepares to |
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embark on the next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Jim McWilliams on his retirement |
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from the Spurger ISD and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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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 Mr. McWilliams as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |