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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Glenna Burns of Lubbock has rendered exceptional |
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service to her community as an educator and as a community |
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volunteer; and |
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WHEREAS, An alumna of Texas Tech University, Mrs. Burns had |
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completed 40 hours of coursework at Tech when she began teaching at |
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Community Center Schools in 1946, at the age of 17; she married the |
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following year and became a homemaker and the mother of two sons, |
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Ted and James; in 1961, she returned to Texas Tech to complete her |
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degree, and following her graduation in 1963, she embarked on an |
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outstanding 27-year career in the Lubbock Independent School |
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District; she served on numerous committees, created and organized |
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workshops, raised scholarship funds, and worked to increase |
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participation in the state's textbook selection process; in |
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addition, she was instrumental in the establishment of a sick leave |
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bank for LISD personnel, and she was elected to its inaugural board |
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of directors; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Burns remained deeply engaged in education and |
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youth enrichment following her retirement; she volunteered in |
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schools, and she served the Texas Retired Teachers Association in |
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many capacities, among them as board member, state health care |
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chair, state convention chair, and district and local president; a |
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powerful advocate for retired educators, she has written more than |
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200 letters to newspaper editorial boards across the state about |
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important issues; her numerous accolades include the prestigious |
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2013 E. L. Galyean Service Award from the TRTA; moreover, she led |
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the Adopt-a-School Program of Altrusa International of Lubbock, and |
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she has given generously of her time and talents to the League of |
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Women Voters, the Family Guidance and Outreach Center's Connection |
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Kids, the Twentieth Century Club, and many other groups; and |
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WHEREAS, There is no greater challenge or responsibility than |
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the education of our children, and through her steadfast dedication |
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to that mission, Glenna Burns has made vital contributions to her |
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community and her state; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Glenna Burns for her endeavors in behalf |
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of public education and extend to her sincere best wishes for the |
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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. Burns as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |