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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. James Elvis Tully of Sulphur Springs is |
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celebrating his 90th birthday on March 8, 2019, and this occasion |
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provides a welcome opportunity for family and friends to express |
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the love and affection they hold for him; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Flora in 1929 to Lee and Rosa Tully, Jim |
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Tully grew up in Santa Fe, Texas, with five siblings; after earning |
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a bachelor's degree in mathematics from East Texas State Teachers |
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College in 1949, he served in the U.S. Army from 1952 to 1954 and in |
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the Army Reserve for another nine years; he also holds a master's |
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degree in education from the University of Houston and a Ph.D. in |
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education from East Texas State University; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Tully was an educator for 38 years, teaching in |
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Santa Fe, Alvin, and Houston; he was the dean of Learning Resources |
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at Western Texas College in Snyder for 17 years, and he also taught |
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at Texas Tech University, The University of Texas at Austin, Sul |
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Ross State University, and East Texas State University; he is a |
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founder and a former executive secretary of the Texas Association |
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for Educational Technology; after he retired from teaching, he |
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worked as a manager for Walmart for 11 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in Kiwanis for nearly half a century, with a |
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46-year record of perfect attendance, Dr. Tully is a life member of |
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the Sulphur Springs Kiwanis Club; he started the first Golden K club |
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in the State of Texas, and he went on to be elected lieutenant |
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governor of the club's Division 22; he also helped establish a |
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Golden K chapter in Hopkins County; and |
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WHEREAS, A man of strong religious faith, Dr. Tully attends |
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League Street Church of Christ, where he has been instrumental in |
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the success of the food pantry and the jail ministry; and |
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WHEREAS, Jim Tully has witnessed a panorama of change over |
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the course of nine decades, and he has met life's challenges and |
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opportunities with dignity and grace, earning the deep admiration |
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of all who are privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. James Elvis Tully on his 90th |
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birthday and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Tully as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Flynn |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 720 was adopted by the House on March |
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18, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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