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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Prosper High School baseball coach Rick Carpenter |
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reached a notable milestone when he recorded his 800th win on March |
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11, 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, The memorable victory came in front of a home crowd |
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in a matchup against Coppell High School; the Eagles triumphed by a |
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score of 4-3 to lift Coach Carpenter to a new plateau of success; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, An alumnus of Georgetown College, where he earned |
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bachelor's and master's degrees in education, Mr. Carpenter began |
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his coaching career at High Island High School and went on to work |
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at La Marque and Sugar Land Dulles High Schools; he became head |
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baseball coach at Elkins High School in Missouri City in the early |
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1990s and led the Knights to three state championships during his |
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15-year tenure; since taking the helm at Prosper High in 2007, he |
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has guided his teams to numerous playoff appearances, and in 2015 |
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the Eagles won the 5A state crown; and |
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WHEREAS, Widely respected by his peers, Coach Carpenter was |
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selected as the 2014 National Baseball Coach of the Year by the |
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National Federation of State High School Associations Coaches |
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Association; in all his endeavors, he is supported by the love and |
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encouragement of his wife, Tammie, and their three children, Matt, |
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Tyler, and Caitlyn; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of three and a half decades in the |
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coaching profession, Rick Carpenter has made a positive difference |
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in the lives of countless young Texans, and he is truly deserving of |
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special recognition for the remarkable accomplishment of winning |
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800 games; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Rick Carpenter on his 800th career |
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win and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Carpenter as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Sanford |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1423 was adopted by the House on April |
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27, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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