TITLE: Congratulating Dana Ables on her retirement from the Millsap Independent School District.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Dana Ables on her retirement from the Millsap Independent School District.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Dana Ables is retiring from the Millsap Independent School District at the end of the 2014-2015 school year, following nearly a half-century of outstanding service; and WHEREAS, Ms. Ables began teaching first grade at Millsap Elementary School in 1968; over the course of her career, she has earned the admiration of students, parents, and fellow educators alike for her positive attitude and for the nurturing environment she creates in the classroom; in addition to ensuring that each of her pupils has a strong academic foundation on which to build, she has imparted valuable life lessons about hard work and discipline and also about kindness, compassion, and courtesy to others; and WHEREAS, This energetic and creative educator serves as a mentor to many of her fellow teachers while continuing to stay current with the latest strategies and best practices in her field; moreover, she has had the pleasure of teaching multiple generations in a number of area families; and WHEREAS, Teaching calls for character, commitment, and passion, and Dana Ables has demonstrated those qualities in abundance throughout her exemplary 47-year tenure; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Dana Ables on her retirement from the Millsap ISD and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Ms. Ables as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. King of Parker Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1982 was adopted by the House on May 7, 2015, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House