Bill Text: MS HR114 | 2011 | Regular Session | Engrossed
Bill Title: Leflore County School District 2011 retirees; congratulate for numerous years of dedicated service.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-04-01 - Enrolled Bill Signed [HR114 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2011-HR114-Engrossed.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2011 Regular Session
To: Rules
By: Representative Perkins
House Resolution 114
(As Adopted by House)
A RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE 2011 RETIREES OF THE LEFLORE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THEIR NUMEROUS YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE AND EXTENDING BEST WISHES UPON THEIR RETIREMENT.
WHEREAS, a number of treasured employees will retire from the Leflore County School District at the end of the 2010-2011 school year; and
WHEREAS, the departure of many honored educators and school administrators, such as Sharon Draper, Henry Fant, Donald Allen Parker, Carl Eugene Palmer, Earnestine Purnell, Dorothy W. Shelby and Ethel L. Washington, will be greatly felt within their respective schools; and
WHEREAS, over the years, these educators have groomed students to face challenges with victory and they have been systematically responsible for training and grooming generations of doctors, lawyers, nurses, politicians, teachers, leaders and role models who have positively impacted our great state; and
WHEREAS, the exit of other valued employees, Les Elliott and Joyce O'Bryant, will also leave a void in the district; and
WHEREAS, these priceless individuals have also greatly contributed to the success of the Leflore County School District and will be sorely missed by the schools in which they served; and
WHEREAS, through tireless dedication and loving patience these retirees have made Mississippi a greater state by educating our children to become productive, God-fearing, responsible citizens and ensuring that the school district as a whole is operating successfully; and
WHEREAS, the citizens of this fine state owe an immeasurable debt to the retired employees of the Leflore County School District as they move to the lighter days of their awaited retirement; and
WHEREAS, it is the policy of the House of Representatives to commend excellence of those who have spent years educating the students of this great state and ensuring that its schools operate effectively:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, That we do hereby congratulate the 2011 retirees of the Leflore County School District for numerous years of dedicated service and extend best wishes upon their retirement.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be furnished to Sharon Draper, Les Elliott, Henry Fant, Donald Allen Parker, Joyce O'Bryant, Carl Eugene Palmer, Earnestine Purnell, Dorothy W. Shelby, Ethel L. Washington and to the members of the Capitol Press Corps.
