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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Jeane Block Spencer on her distinguished career as an |
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educator; and |
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WHEREAS, Naturally drawn to the field of education, Jeane |
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was gifted and driven as a student, and she graduated first in her |
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class from Pickard High School and was the first African American |
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student to be accepted into Blinn College's academic program; she |
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continued her education at The University of Texas, where she |
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earned a bachelor's degree in English and soon after, she began |
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her long and fulfilling career as a teacher; and |
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WHEREAS, Jeane worked as a fifth-grade teacher with the |
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Aldine School District in Houston, where she received valuable |
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guidance and mentorship from the district's dedicated educators; |
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while living in Houston, she continued her education at the |
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University of Houston, and she married Dennis A. Spencer Sr., her |
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beloved late husband; and |
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WHEREAS, After relocating to New Mexico, Jeane taught with |
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Las Cruces Public Schools, and she and her husband were blessed |
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with two sons, Dennis and William; she continued her career as an |
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educator in New Mexico for 18 years, including serving as a |
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special-education teacher for more than a decade; her empathetic |
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and creative approach to teaching helped her students to flourish |
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in their environment; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of strong spiritual faith, Jeane has been |
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a longtime member of the congregation of Bethel Second Baptist |
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Church, where she has served as a Sunday school teacher, |
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deaconess, and as the Christian education vice chair; she has |
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contributed numerous written articles to The Mission, a study |
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guide for the women of the National Baptist Convention, USA; and |
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WHEREAS, A highly respected alumna of Blinn College and |
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The University of Texas, Jeane has reflected the highest ideals |
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of teaching throughout her career, and her dedication as an |
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educator has made a positive and lasting difference in the lives |
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of countless students; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby commend Jeane Block Spencer on her exemplary |
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career and on her many contributions to excellence in education; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |