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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, David Sitton is retiring from his position as head |
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baseball coach at Humble High School at the end of the 2014-2015 |
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school year, drawing to a close an impressive career in education |
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and athletics; and |
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WHEREAS, Coach Sitton has guided the baseball program at |
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Humble High for 31 seasons after first joining the faculty in 1984; |
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in that time, he has helped the Wildcats reach new levels of success |
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on the diamond, leading his teams to 8 district championships, 18 |
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appearances in the postseason, and more than 500 victories; and |
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WHEREAS, The encouragement and expertise that Coach Sitton |
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has shared with his athletes has enabled them to reach their full |
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potential, both on and off the field; he has mentored 17 All-State |
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players during his remarkable tenure, and many Wildcats have gone |
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on to further athletic glory, with 73 playing for college programs, |
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4 earning collegiate All-American honors, and 1 winning a college |
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player of the year award; moreover, 17 former Humble team members |
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have been selected in the Major League Baseball draft; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Humble and a gifted athlete in his own |
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right, David Sitton lettered in both baseball and basketball at |
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Humble High School before graduating in 1978; he went on to play |
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baseball at San Jacinto College and the University of Arkansas, and |
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he completed his degree at Sam Houston State University; prior to |
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returning to his alma mater, he coached at St. Pius X High School in |
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Houston, where he led the school to a state championship in his |
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first season; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the years, Coach Sitton has benefited from |
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the love and support of his family, which includes his wife, Diana, |
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his daughters, Rachelle, Courtney, Kaleigh, and Devin, and his |
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granddaughters, McKinley, Adleigh, and Raelyn; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than three decades, David Sitton has |
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excelled in the important job of preparing young people for the |
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future, and as he bids farewell to the Humble High School dugout, he |
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may indeed reflect with pride on his many achievements as a coach |
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and educator; 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 David Sitton on his retirement as |
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head baseball coach at Humble High School and extend to him sincere |
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best wishes for 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 Coach Sitton as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |