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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Betty J. Bush of DeSoto retired from the Dallas |
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Independent School District on January 31, 2015, concluding an |
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exemplary career in education that spanned four and a half decades; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Passionate about music from an early age, Betty Bush |
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started learning piano at six years old and soon began accompanying |
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the choir at Mount Zion Spiritual Church in Marshall; a member of |
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the H. B. Pemberton High School Class of 1965, she graduated with a |
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bachelor's degree in music from Wiley College in 1969 and went on to |
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earn a master's degree in secondary education and music as well as |
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administrative certification from Texas A&M University--Commerce; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Bush started her career as a music teacher in |
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Las Vegas in 1970, and the following year, she returned to Texas to |
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join Dallas ISD, where she was a choir instructor for seven years at |
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John B. Hood Middle School and subsequently taught in the gifted and |
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talented program at Barbara Jordan and Stevens Park Elementary |
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Schools; in 1978, she commenced a 27-year tenure as choir director |
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at T. W. Browne Middle School, and she went on to teach at D. A. |
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Hulcy Middle School and Bayles Elementary School; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to guiding the artistic development of |
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generations of students, this esteemed Texan held a number of |
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leadership positions in the school district, and she has further |
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distinguished herself through her community involvement; in all of |
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her endeavors, she is blessed with the love and support of her two |
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children, Patrick and Jean; and |
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WHEREAS, Betty Bush has served as an inspiring mentor, |
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motivator, and role model to countless young Texans, instilling in |
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them a love of music and an enduring commitment to excellence, and |
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she may indeed reflect with pride on a career well-spent as she |
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embarks on the next exciting chapter of her life; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Betty J. Bush on her retirement |
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from the Dallas Independent School District and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Bush as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Davis of Dallas |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1864 was adopted by the House on April |
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17, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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