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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Robert and Linda Adam have given generously of their |
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time and resources to promote excellence in education in the |
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Cypress-Fairbanks community, and the outstanding contributions of |
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this esteemed couple indeed merit special recognition; and |
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WHEREAS, Bob Adam is a lifelong resident of the area and a |
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product of the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, |
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where he played football and graduated from Cy-Fair High School; he |
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went on to attend Baylor University before establishing his law |
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practice; while a student at Baylor, he met his future wife, Linda, |
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with whom he has shared 57 years of marriage and raised three |
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daughters; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Adam's commitment to education is inspired in |
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part by his father, B. F. Adam, who served on the Cy-Fair ISD Board |
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of Trustees and had an elementary school named in his honor in 1972; |
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continuing that legacy, the younger Mr. Adam has been an active |
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member of the Cy-Fair Educational Foundation for 48 years, and at |
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its Diamond Jubilee in 2014, he was recognized as the |
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longest-serving trustee of the foundation and a key fund-raiser for |
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the B. F. Adam Golf Classic; he has also sat on numerous boards for |
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the Lone Star College System, the Richard Wallrath Educational |
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Foundation, and Cy-Fair Hospital, to name but a few organizations, |
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and has dedicated countless hours to such community groups as the |
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Cy-Fair Houston Chamber of Commerce and Cy-Fair ISD; recently, he |
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was presented with the Chairman's Award by the chamber; and |
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WHEREAS, Likewise an advocate for education, Mrs. Adam |
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taught at Spring Branch ISD before resuming her career at Cy-Fair |
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ISD, where she continued to volunteer after retiring from work to |
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devote more time to her grandchildren; over the years, she has made |
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a difference in the lives of countless students, and she has |
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partnered with her husband to help coordinate volunteers for the |
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B. F. Adam Golf Classic and to establish endowments totaling more |
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than $1.1 million in scholarships for graduating Cy-Fair ISD |
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seniors; in addition to their many civic endeavors, the couple have |
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been valued congregants of several area Baptist churches; and |
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WHEREAS, Bob and Linda Adam's combined volunteer and |
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philanthropic efforts have strengthened their community and helped |
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make it an even better place in which to raise a family, and they |
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have created a legacy that will benefit young Texans for years to |
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come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Robert and Linda Adam for their |
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exceptional leadership and service in behalf of public education |
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and extend to them sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Adam as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |