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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The 100th birthday of an esteemed Texan is indeed a |
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special occasion, and retired teacher C. C. Turner of Longview is |
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celebrating this momentous milestone in his life on May 9, 2015, to |
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the delight of his family, friends, and former students; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Pritchett in 1915 to parents who were |
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farmers, Cleo C. Turner attended a number of different schools |
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while growing up; he graduated from the 10th grade in Glenwood as |
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salutatorian of his class and then completed high school in Gilmer, |
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staying in an auditorium dressing room with several other boys on |
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weeknights and traveling home on the weekends; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Turner received his associate's degree from the |
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College of Marshall and began his career in a small school in |
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Independence Springs, where he was both one of two teachers and the |
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principal; subsequently, he taught at West Mountain Elementary |
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School and Harmony Consolidated School; during the summers, he |
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waited tables at Baylor University while earning his bachelor's |
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degree, and he later attained a master's degree at East Texas State |
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University; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1942, Mr. Turner enlisted in the United States |
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Army Air Forces and was assigned to the Weather Service; he was |
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stationed in England, where he created maps for use by fighter |
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pilots, and he was also posted to Missouri, Oklahoma, Washington, |
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D.C., and finally Montgomery, Alabama, where he married his Texas |
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sweetheart, Eva Mae Raynes; the couple became the parents of three |
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children, Merrilyn, Linda, and Jerry, and they shared a fulfilling |
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relationship of 57 years before Mrs. Turner's passing in 2000; and |
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WHEREAS, C. C. Turner joined the faculty at Longview High |
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School in 1946; over the years, he won the enduring respect and |
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affection of countless students through his kindness, patience, and |
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ability to help them grasp and retain difficult concepts in |
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mathematics; he also became the district's first driver's education |
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instructor, a role in which his calm demeanor was a distinct |
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advantage; in addition, he taught classes at the Longview campus of |
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Kilgore College and at Trinity Day School; many of his students went |
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on to become teachers themselves; and |
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WHEREAS, A pillar of his community, Mr. Turner was named |
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Educator of the Year by the Longview Civitans, and he was selected |
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as 1978 Longview Teacher of the Year by his colleagues; moreover, |
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the city proclaimed May 22 as C. C. Turner Day in both 1984 and 1987, |
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under two different mayors, and he was accorded the Rotary Citizen |
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of the Year award in 1984; and |
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WHEREAS, In his later years, Mr. Turner has continued to |
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serve as a role model with his active lifestyle, participation in |
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church functions, and attendance at numerous class reunions, always |
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impeccably attired; he is a source of wisdom and inspiration to all, |
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and it is truly a pleasure to honor him for having joined an elite |
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group of Texans who can look back on 100 years of meaningful |
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achievements; 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 C. C. Turner on his 100th birthday |
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and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Turner as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Simpson |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1742 was adopted by the House on May |
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7, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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