Bill Text: TX HR2013 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Frances Etheridge on her retirement from the Point Isabel Independent School District.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-21 - Reported enrolled [HR2013 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR2013-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2013 |
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WHEREAS, Frances Etheridge retired from Garriga Elementary | ||
School in June 2012, drawing to a close 47 years of service to the | ||
Point Isabel Independent School District; and | ||
WHEREAS, A lifelong resident of Port Isabel, Mrs. Etheridge | ||
received an associate's degree from Texas Southmost College, | ||
graduated summa cum laude from Pan American University, and earned | ||
a master's degree in bilingual education from Texas A&I University; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Mrs. Etheridge began her career with Point Isabel | ||
ISD in 1965 as a paraprofessional and later took on secretarial | ||
duties before becoming a teacher at Garriga Elementary; during the | ||
course of her distinguished tenure, she served on a number of | ||
district committees and was chosen as the Walmart Teacher of the | ||
Year in 1996, selected as the inaugural inductee into the PIISD Hall | ||
of Fame in 2002, and voted by her colleagues as Garriga Elementary | ||
Teacher of the Year in 2012; she has also been listed in Who's Who | ||
Among America's Teachers; and | ||
WHEREAS, This esteemed educator's contributions to her | ||
community extend beyond the classroom; currently on the board of | ||
the Port Isabel Beautification Committee, she has also held seats | ||
on the boards of the Boys and Girls Club of Laguna Madre and Port | ||
Isabel Public Library, volunteered with Habitat for Humanity, and | ||
been a member of the Port Isabel Tarpons Quarterback Club; she is | ||
active in several church ministries and has helped make prayer | ||
blankets for the sick; for her efforts, she was honored in 2012 with | ||
the Service Award from the Rotary Club of Port Isabel; and | ||
WHEREAS, In all of her endeavors, Mrs. Etheridge enjoys the | ||
love and support of her son, Henry Etheridge, Jr., his wife, | ||
Elizabeth, and her grandson, Henry Etheridge III; and | ||
WHEREAS, Frances Etheridge demonstrated an unwavering | ||
commitment to her students, and she may indeed reflect with pride on | ||
the positive difference her hard work and dedication made in the | ||
lives of countless young Texans; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Frances Etheridge on her | ||
retirement from the Point Isabel Independent School District and | ||
extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mrs. Etheridge as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Oliveira | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2013 was adopted by the House on May | ||
17, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||