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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 569
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In Memory |
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of |
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Jane Swann Nethercut |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and pays |
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tribute to the life of educator and advocate Jane Swann |
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Nethercut, who died March 15, 2013, at the age of 63; and |
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WHEREAS, Born New Year's Day in 1950, this compassionate |
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soul dedicated her considerable talents to ensuring that young |
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Central Texans had excellent educational opportunities and that |
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they understood the importance of nonviolence in society; and |
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WHEREAS, Jane Swann Nethercut started out teaching high |
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school Latin and journalism in her native state of Georgia and |
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was named the state's Outstanding Latin Teacher in her first |
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year; and |
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WHEREAS, After she and her husband, Dr. William Robert |
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Nethercut, moved to Austin in 1976, she taught Latin and English |
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at Gonzales High School in Gonzales; she then taught Latin and |
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journalism at O. Henry Middle School from 1978 to 1987, |
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establishing Austin's first Latin program for middle school |
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students; and |
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WHEREAS, From 1987 to 1999, Mrs. Nethercut taught at Lanier |
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High School in Austin, where she also co-wrote the school's |
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successful Blue Ribbon application; in 1995, she cofounded the |
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International Day Without Violence, which drew human rights |
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activists Arun Gandhi and the Reverend Joseph Lowery in its |
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inaugural year; she ended her illustrious career as the Child |
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Study System Coordinator for the Austin Independent School |
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District Office of Learning Support Services; and |
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WHEREAS, For her enduring commitment to education, Mrs. |
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Nethercut was named Teacher of the Year at the school, district, |
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and regional levels; she was an outstanding example for her three |
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children, and she leaves them with a lifetime of cherished |
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memories and a legacy of remarkable achievements; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Jane Swann Nethercut; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Jane Nethercut. |
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Watson |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on April 2, 2013, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |