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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Autumn Boelen and Sheridan Stiteler of Saint Jo High |
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School earned top honors in the Friends of the Texas Governor's |
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Mansion 2014-2015 It's Your History Contest; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 1979, the Friends of the Texas Governor's |
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Mansion is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the |
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iconic Greek Revival home that has housed Texas governors since |
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1856; in addition to its efforts in behalf of the Governor's |
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Mansion, the group sponsors an annual competition for high school |
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students that encourages them to develop greater awareness of their |
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Texas heritage; and |
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WHEREAS, Under the guidance of Saint Jo faculty member Shelly |
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McAninch, Ms. Boelen and Ms. Stiteler entered the contest and won |
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the Best Overall Award in the group category for their noteworthy |
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presentation on the old Montague County Jail; now a Recorded Texas |
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Historic Landmark, the jail was completed in 1927 and featured |
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living quarters for the jailer and cells for male, female, and |
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juvenile prisoners; during the 53 years that the jail served its |
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original purpose, it was overseen by numerous sheriffs, including |
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two female sheriffs, and it housed such notable criminals as Floyd |
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Hamilton and Rex Beard, who was known as the "Paper Sack Bandit"; |
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closed in 1980 when a new jail opened across the street, the Old |
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Jail currently serves as a museum; and |
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WHEREAS, Through their informative and engaging project, |
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Autumn Boelen and Sheridan Stiteler have helped others learn more |
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about the fascinating history of the Lone Star State, and they are a |
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source of great pride for their school and their community; 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 Autumn Boelen and Sheridan |
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Stiteler on their success in the Friends of the Texas Governor's |
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Mansion It's Your History Contest and extend to them sincere best |
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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. Boelen and Ms. Stiteler as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Springer |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2933 was adopted by the House on May |
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30, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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