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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 830
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WHEREAS, Bennie L. Cole is retiring from his position as |
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secretary of the Northside Independent School District Board of |
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Trustees in 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Cole was elected to the school board in 2011, |
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and during his term, he has served as chair of its Technology |
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Committee and as a member of its Building and Policy and |
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Intergovernmental Relations Committees; moreover, he has been |
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the board's representative to the Northside Education Foundation, |
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of which he is a founding member and a past president; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed civic leader has further given of |
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his time and talents as vice chair of the San Antonio Zoning |
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Commission, as a director and trustee of the San Antonio Local |
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Development Company, and as a member of the Downtown Housing |
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Trust Fund Committee, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commission |
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Scholarship Committee, the Alamo Colleges Bond Committee, |
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Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 76, the Tuskegee Airmen, Inc., |
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the Federal Bureau of Investigation San Antonio Citizens Academy |
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Alumni Association, and the San Antonio Zulu Association; and |
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WHEREAS, In recognition of his community involvement, |
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Mr. Cole has received a Humanitarian of the Year Award from the |
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San Antonio Police Officers Association, a Certificate of Merit |
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from the San Antonio Police Department, a Leadership Award from |
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the United Negro College Fund, and a San Antonio Black |
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Achievement Award for Public Service, as well as a Distinguished |
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Alumni Award from the Brenham Independent School District, an |
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Amazing Energy Award from CPS Energy, and a Legend Award from the |
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National Coalition of 100 Black Women; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Cole is blessed with |
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the love and support of his wife, Edith Cole, and he takes |
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tremendous pride in their son and their six grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his unwavering dedication to the students |
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and staff of Northside Independent School District, Bennie Cole |
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has helped foster a supportive and challenging educational |
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environment, and in so doing, he has earned the lasting respect |
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and appreciation of his fellow residents; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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Legislature, hereby commend Bennie L. Cole for his exemplary |
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service as secretary of the Northside Independent School |
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District Board of Trustees and extend to him sincere best wishes |
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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 Mr. Cole as an expression of high regard from the |
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Texas Senate. |
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Menéndez |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 18, 2015. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |