TITLE: Honoring Mark Clanton of San Antonio for his service in the United States Air Force and in the public school system.

SUMMARY: Honoring Mark Clanton of San Antonio for his service in the United States Air Force and in the public school system.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, For nearly 50 years, Mark Clanton of San Antonio has dedicated himself to serving others, first through his three decades in the United States Air Force and then through his work as a public school teacher; and WHEREAS, Mr. Clanton entered the air force in the mid-1960s and served at bases throughout the country as well as in Japan; in 1973, he took a teaching post at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, remaining on the faculty there until 1977; in all, he spent more than two decades as a professional military educator; and WHEREAS, In 1994, Mr. Clanton completed his 30-year career with the air force; having already earned a bachelor's degree in business from Texas Lutheran University, he undertook graduate studies at Southwest Texas State University and received a master's degree in education in 1996; and WHEREAS, Certified in special education, Mr. Clanton has taught at Ed White Middle School in San Antonio's North East Independent School District for the past 17 years; and WHEREAS, Mark Clanton has contributed to his fellow citizens through a lifetime of purposeful endeavor, and he has set an inspiring example of leadership, integrity, and commitment to excellence; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby honor Mark Clanton for his years of outstanding service in the military and as an educator and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. Clanton as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Miller of Comal Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr. Allen Gooden Murphy Alonzo Guillen Naishtat Alvarado Gutierrez Nash Anchia Hamilton Oliveira Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto Aycock Harless Parker Beck Harper-Brown Patrick Berman Hartnett Paxton Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena Bonnen Hilderbran Perry Branch Hochberg Phillips Brown Hopson Pickett Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts Burnam Howard of Travis Price Button Huberty Quintanilla Cain Hughes Raymond Callegari Hunter Reynolds Carter Isaac Riddle Castro Jackson Ritter Chisum Johnson Rodriguez Christian Keffer Schwertner Coleman King of Parker Scott Cook King of Taylor Sheets Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons Deshotel Lavender Strama Driver Legler Taylor of Collin Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston Dutton Lozano Thompson Eiland Lucio III Torres Eissler Lyne Truitt Elkins Madden Turner Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey Farrar Margo Villarreal Fletcher Marquez Vo Flynn Martinez Walle Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber Gallego McClendon White Garza Menendez Woolley Geren Miles Workman Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 687 was adopted by the House on March 2, 2011, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House