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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dana Ables is retiring from the Millsap Independent |
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School District at the end of the 2014-2015 school year, following |
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nearly a half-century of outstanding service; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Ables began teaching first grade at Millsap |
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Elementary School in 1968; over the course of her career, she has |
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earned the admiration of students, parents, and fellow educators |
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alike for her positive attitude and for the nurturing environment |
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she creates in the classroom; in addition to ensuring that each of |
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her pupils has a strong academic foundation on which to build, she |
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has imparted valuable life lessons about hard work and discipline |
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and also about kindness, compassion, and courtesy to others; and |
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WHEREAS, This energetic and creative educator serves as a |
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mentor to many of her fellow teachers while continuing to stay |
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current with the latest strategies and best practices in her field; |
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moreover, she has had the pleasure of teaching multiple generations |
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in a number of area families; and |
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WHEREAS, Teaching calls for character, commitment, and |
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passion, and Dana Ables has demonstrated those qualities in |
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abundance throughout her exemplary 47-year tenure; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dana Ables on her retirement from |
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the Millsap ISD and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Ables as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |