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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Karen McCormick Zachary is retiring from the Dallas |
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Independent School District on May 26, 2023, drawing to a close an |
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exemplary career with the district that has spanned nearly four |
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decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Zachary graduated from St. Mary's Academy in |
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her hometown of New Orleans before enrolling at Prairie View A&M |
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University on an academic scholarship and receiving a bachelor's |
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degree in elementary education and teaching with magna cum laude |
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honors in 1984; she subsequently returned to New Orleans to teach |
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elementary school for two years and then moved to Dallas, where she |
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was hired at Leila P. Cowart Elementary School; and |
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WHEREAS, While teaching in Dallas for six years, Mrs. Zachary |
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earned a master's degree in counseling education from Texas A&M |
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University-Commerce; in 1992, she secured a new position as a |
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school counselor, and she went on to serve in that role at both |
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Birdie Alexander and Umphrey Lee Elementary Schools over the course |
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of three decades; along the way, she has led or assisted staff and |
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students with Destination Imagination competitions, annual Career |
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Day presentations, state testing preparation, and child advocacy |
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resourcing, in addition to enthusiastically supporting her |
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schools' basketball and track teams; and |
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WHEREAS, In recognition of her dedicated service to the |
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district, Mrs. Zachary was named the Outstanding Elementary School |
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Counselor of the Southwest Community in 2009 and the Dallas ISD |
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Elementary School Counselor of the Year in 2022; outside of her |
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professional life, she has served Omicron Mu Omega Chapter of Alpha |
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Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., as a member of numerous committees; she |
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is also a longtime parishioner and lector at Holy Spirit Catholic |
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Church in Duncanville; and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Mrs. Zachary has enjoyed the |
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love and support of her husband, Mance Zachary, and their sons, |
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Kendall and Terrance Zachary, and she has been further blessed with |
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a grandson, Mance Dennis Zachary; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her dedication, professionalism, and |
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commitment to excellence, Karen Zachary has made a positive |
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difference in the lives of countless young Texans, and she may |
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indeed reflect with pride on a career well spent; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Karen McCormick Zachary on her |
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retirement from Dallas ISD and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Zachary as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |