Bill Text: TX HR2129 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring teacher and coach Kay Butler for her service to the Buna Independent School District.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-29 - Reported enrolled [HR2129 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR2129-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2129 |
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WHEREAS, Kay Butler has served the Buna Independent School | ||
District with great dedication for more than three decades, and for | ||
her exemplary leadership and civic engagement she has been named | ||
2011 Co-Citizen of the Year by the local chamber of commerce; and | ||
WHEREAS, Each week, Ms. Butler devotes some 60 hours to the | ||
district; she teaches physical education and health, coaches | ||
basketball and track, and even drives a bus, and she has always been | ||
willing to go above and beyond in behalf of public education; and | ||
WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan holds both a bachelor's degree | ||
and a master's degree in health and physical education and brings to | ||
Buna High School a wealth of experience in athletics; as a talented | ||
young basketball player, she was invited to play on the women's | ||
Olympic and World Games teams; she has helped countless students | ||
excel in sports, not only teaching them skills but also instilling | ||
in them a strong work ethic and sense of discipline; and | ||
WHEREAS, In the 1990s, Ms. Butler worked selflessly to | ||
develop a cross country program at Buna High and ran it without | ||
compensation for two years before funding was made available; | ||
moreover, she established a Fellowship of Christian Athletes | ||
chapter and raised funds to take more than 30 youngsters to an FCA | ||
leadership camp in Colorado, and she later led two more such trips; | ||
on a volunteer basis, she organized clinics for girls entering high | ||
school to improve their athletic skills; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ms. Butler has set an inspiring example of service | ||
to the wider community as well, raising more than $200,000 through | ||
such efforts as the annual Christmas Challenge, a three-month | ||
program in which students help to make the holiday season brighter | ||
for 300 local families in need; in January 2011, Ms. Butler was | ||
named Texan of the Week by State Farm Insurance; and | ||
WHEREAS, A gifted teacher, caring mentor, and exceptional | ||
role model, Kay Butler has made a positive difference in the lives | ||
of countless young Texans, motivating them to reach their full | ||
potential; throughout her noteworthy career with the district, she | ||
has set high standards to which all educators may aspire, and her | ||
service to the community and its students is indeed worthy of | ||
special recognition; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commend Kay Butler for her outstanding | ||
contributions to the Buna Independent School District and | ||
congratulate her on her selection as 2011 Co-Citizen of the Year; | ||
and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Ms. Butler as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Christian | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2129 was adopted by the House on May | ||
26, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||