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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to |
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a close with the passing of Dr. Mary Elizabeth Laing Springs, |
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superintendent of Three Rivers Independent School District, on |
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February 13, 2019, at the age of 54; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of the Reverend Charles Laing Sr. and |
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Peggy Ann Donaldson Laing, the former Mary Laing was born in Austin |
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on December 17, 1964; she grew up with the companionship of two |
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siblings, Charles and Nicole, and moved frequently throughout the |
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state in her youth due to her father's career as a preacher; in the |
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eighth grade, she relocated with her family to Georgetown, and she |
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went on to graduate from Georgetown High School, where she was a |
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state champion on the debate team; an alumna of Centenary College of |
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Louisiana, she earned a master's degree from Texas State University |
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in 1996 and an educational doctorate from Texas A&M University in |
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2015; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Springs taught school in Killeen, Lake Jackson, |
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and Lockhart and transitioned into administration when she was |
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hired as an assistant principal and principal in Seguin ISD; after |
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serving as the principal of Navarro High School in Geronimo, she |
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moved to Kingsville in 2006 to become superintendent of Santa |
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Gertrudis ISD, where she notably helped to establish the district's |
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football program; she joined Three Rivers ISD as superintendent in |
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2016; known for always putting students first in all of her |
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decisions, she found much fulfillment in having the opportunity to |
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help young people build a foundation for future success; and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Dr. Springs enjoyed the love |
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and support of her husband, Wayne Springs; she took great pride in |
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her daughters, Elizabeth, Grace, and Madison, and her life was |
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further enriched by the affection she shared with her siblings, her |
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nieces, Chelsea and Calista, her nephew, Chase, and her cherished |
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bulldog, Bossy; and |
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WHEREAS, The loss of Dr. Mary Springs is keenly felt by her |
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loved ones, her friends, and the many individuals whose lives she |
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touched over the course of her stellar career in education, and they |
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will forever treasure their memories of this remarkable woman; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Dr. Mary Elizabeth |
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Laing Springs and extend deepest condolences to all those who mourn |
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her passing; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dr. Mary |
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Springs. |