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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Betty J. Hoffman is celebrating her 70th birthday on |
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July 7, 2019, and this is a fitting opportunity to pay tribute to |
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her outstanding career in education; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in 1949, Mrs. Hoffman graduated as the Class of |
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1967 salutatorian at Morehouse Parish High School in Louisiana, and |
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she went on to study at Southern University and A&M College in Baton |
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Rouge; later in life, she received a bachelor's degree in education |
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from Grambling State University; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Hoffman enjoyed a rewarding career with the |
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Houston Independent School District, working for more than 20 years |
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at Emerson Elementary School; after earning a master's degree in |
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administration from Texas Southern University, she became |
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assistant principal at Emerson and remained in that role until her |
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retirement; and |
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WHEREAS, This lively and engaged woman continues to take |
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pleasure in learning and teaching, and she regularly volunteers |
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with reading programs in her local schools; in all her endeavors, |
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she benefits from the love and support of her husband, Peter |
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Hoffman, as well as that of her four children, two stepchildren, |
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four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Respected and admired by all who know her, Betty |
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Hoffman may reflect with great pride on a lifetime of achievement, |
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and it is a pleasure to join her many friends and loved ones in |
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honoring her on this important milestone in her life; 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 congratulate Betty J. Hoffman on her 70th |
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birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Hoffman as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |