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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Michael O'Briant is retiring as a counselor at Lone |
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Star Middle School on June 11, 2025, drawing to a close an exemplary |
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tenure with the San Angelo Independent School District that has |
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spanned four decades; and |
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WHEREAS, After receiving his bachelor's degree in education |
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from Angelo State University, Mr. O'Briant joined San Angelo ISD in |
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August 1985 as a fourth-grade teacher at Holiman Elementary School, |
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and he later transferred to teach the same grade level at McGill |
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Elementary School in the early 1990s; he completed his master's |
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degree in school counseling in 1997, and he went on to work as a |
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counselor at Day Elementary School and Fort Concho Elementary |
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School before accepting a position at Lincoln Middle School, where |
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he worked from 1999 to 2003; and |
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WHEREAS, The following year, Mr. O'Briant became a counselor |
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at Lone Star Middle School, then known as Lee Junior High School; |
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over the course of his tenure, he has provided invaluable guidance |
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to students dealing with a variety of challenges, and he has |
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excelled in his responsibilities related to establishing and |
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managing master schedules; he and his colleagues have earned the |
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Counselors Reinforcing Excellence for Students in Texas (CREST) |
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award from the Texas School Counselor Association for four |
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consecutive years in recognition of their commitment to improving |
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student achievement and development; moreover, he has been involved |
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with several state and local counseling organizations, through |
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which he has consistently advocated for students, families, and |
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public education; and |
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WHEREAS, Retirement will allow Mr. O'Briant to spend more |
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time with his family, which includes his wife, Elizabeth, three |
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children, Mitchell, Keller, and Cameron, a daughter-in-law, |
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Callie, and two granddaughters, Rylee and Reese; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his career, Michael O'Briant has made a |
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profound and positive difference in the lives of countless young |
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Texans, and he may take great pride in his exceptional record of |
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achievement as he embarks on the next exciting chapter of his life; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Michael O'Briant on his retirement |
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from the San Angelo Independent School District and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for 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 Mr. O'Briant as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |