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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Donald Clayton, the only head football coach in the |
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history of Cinco Ranch High School, is retiring from the Katy |
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Independent School District in May 2019, drawing to a close an |
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exemplary career that has spanned nearly four decades; and |
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WHEREAS, An accomplished athlete in his youth, Don Clayton |
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received his introduction to high school football while a member of |
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the Nederland High School team; he went on to play football and |
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baseball at the University of Wyoming, where he was later inducted |
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into the Athletics Hall of Fame; and |
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WHEREAS, After gaining coaching experience at Nederland, |
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Beaumont French, and A&M Consolidated High Schools, Mr. Clayton |
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served as an assistant coach at Katy High School before spending |
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four years as athletic director and head football coach at |
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Livingston High School; he then returned to Katy High, ultimately |
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working at the school for a total of 11 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Coach Clayton was tasked with launching the Cinco |
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Ranch football program when the high school opened in 1999; the |
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Cougars played their first season in 2000 and quickly responded to |
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their coach's outstanding leadership, making the playoffs in only |
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their fifth year of competition; in his two decades at the school, |
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Coach Clayton has led the team to 13 postseason berths and |
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appearances in the state semifinals in 2009 and 2016; along the way, |
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he has compiled an impressive record of 141 wins and only 78 losses |
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and has skillfully guided the development of the school's other |
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sports teams in his role as athletic director; and |
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WHEREAS, Highly respected by his peers, Coach Clayton has |
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held numerous leadership roles, including president of the Greater |
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Houston Football Coaches Association and Region V director of the |
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Texas High School Coaches Association; he belongs to both |
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organizations' halls of honor as well as the Katy ISD Athletic Hall |
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of Honor; his other accolades include the Touchdown Club of Houston |
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and Semper Fi Coach of the Year awards, and he was twice named the |
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top coach in District 19-6A; and |
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WHEREAS, With his outstanding abilities as a mentor, Don |
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Clayton has had a positive influence on hundreds of young athletes |
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as well as numerous coaches, and he may reflect with pride on an |
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exceptional career as he embarks on the next exciting chapter of his |
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life; 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 Donald Clayton on his retirement |
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from Cinco Ranch High School and extend to him sincere best wishes |
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for continued success and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Coach Clayton as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |