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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Gloria Jennings of Rusk is retiring from the |
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Cherokeean Herald on February 25, 2015, drawing to a close a notable |
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career in the newspaper business that has spanned more than half a |
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century; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Rusk in 1935, Mrs. Jennings graduated from |
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Rusk High School in 1953 and attended Lon Morris College and Stephen |
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F. Austin State College; later in life, she earned a degree from |
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Saint Paul School of Theology in Kansas City, Missouri; and |
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WHEREAS, A journalist for 54 years, Mrs. Jennings was first |
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employed by the Rusk Cherokeean, her hometown newspaper, in the |
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1960s, and she went on to work for the Jacksonville Daily Progress |
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for 13 years; returning to the Cherokeean Herald in 1982, she has |
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been a reporter there for more than three decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Since 1988, Mrs. Jennings has also been a licensed |
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minister for the United Methodist Church, serving pastorates in |
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Pierces Chapel, Dialville, and Mount Selman; in addition, she has |
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led congregations in Panola County and Cass County, as well as three |
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churches in Rusk County--in Church Hill, Oak Hill, and Oakland; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Jennings has further distinguished herself as |
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a member of the Rusk City Council for 14 years and as a member of the |
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Daughters of the Republic of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Mrs. Jennings has enjoyed the |
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love and support of her family, which includes her children John |
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David Jennings and his wife, Debbie, and Cynthia Ann McGuinness and |
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her husband, John, her grandchildren Benjamin Chad Jarratt, Megan |
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Jennings, and Joe Bob Jennings, and her great-grandchildren Austin |
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Randall, Hunter Randall, and Mason Holstein; and |
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WHEREAS, The dedication, professionalism, and commitment to |
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excellence that Gloria Jennings has demonstrated have greatly |
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benefited the readers of the Cherokeean Herald, and she may indeed |
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reflect with pride on a career well spent as she embarks on the next |
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exciting chapter of her life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Gloria Jennings on her retirement |
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from the Cherokeean Herald and extend to her 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 Mrs. Jennings as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |