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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, David McKinney received well-deserved recognition |
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when he was inducted into the Coastal Bend Coaches Association Hall |
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of Honor at a banquet held in Corpus Christi on January 17, 2015; |
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WHEREAS, After proving his coaching mettle as defensive |
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coordinator for the Palacios High School football team for five |
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years, Mr. McKinney served as head football coach and athletic |
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director at Van Vleck High School for three years and was |
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subsequently hired by Uvalde High School; in 1992, he began a |
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nine-year tenure as defensive coordinator at Refugio High School, |
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and he later assumed the same role at Gregory-Portland High School |
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for 12 years and at Rockport-Fulton High School for the 2014 season; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Off the gridiron, Mr. McKinney has further |
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distinguished himself over the years as head coach of the boys' |
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track and field teams at Palacios, Uvalde, Refugio, and |
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Gregory-Portland High Schools; and |
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WHEREAS, With his exceptional ability to teach and motivate, |
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David McKinney has made a positive difference in the lives of |
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hundreds of young athletes, and in so doing, he has earned a place |
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among the legendary coaches of the Coastal Bend area; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate David McKinney on his induction |
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into the Coastal Bend Coaches Association Hall of Honor as a member |
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of the Class of 2015 and commend him on his many achievements; 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 Coach McKinney as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |