Bill Text: TX HR39 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Dr. Albert L. Lemons on his retirement as principal of Atherton Elementary School in Houston.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-18 - Reported enrolled [HR39 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR39-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 39 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Albert L. Lemons is retiring as principal of | ||
| Atherton Elementary School in the Houston Independent School | ||
| District on January 31, 2021, drawing to a close a noteworthy career | ||
| that has spanned more than a half century with the district; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in San Francisco, California, Dr. Lemons grew | ||
| up in the Bayou City and attended Kashmere Gardens High School; he | ||
| completed his bachelor's degree in elementary education at Texas | ||
| Southern University, and he later earned master's degrees in both | ||
| curriculum and instruction and in educational administration and | ||
| doctoral degrees in sacred music and in education; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dr. Lemons joined HISD as a fourth-grade teacher at | ||
| T. M. Fairchild Elementary School, and he went on to teach at | ||
| J. W. Oates Elementary, Holland Middle School, and Jefferson Davis | ||
| High School; in addition, he has been an administrator for W. Leo | ||
| Daniels Private School, and during summers, he worked at Prairie | ||
| View A&M University and as a reading instructor and assistant | ||
| director for a Texas Southern University youth program; from 2007 | ||
| to 2010, he served on the board of North Forest ISD, and he has been | ||
| a member of the Houston ISD Superintendent's Ad Hoc Committee; he | ||
| has given generously of his time and expertise to a host of | ||
| community organizations and served as vice president of the Near | ||
| Northside Management District board; a retired church musician as | ||
| well, he has served in many leadership roles, including as director | ||
| of supervisors for the National Convention of the Gospel Music | ||
| Workshop of America; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the course of his long tenure with HISD, Albert | ||
| Lemons has made a positive difference in the lives of countless | ||
| young people, and he may indeed reflect with pride on a career well | ||
| spent; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Albert L. Lemons on his | ||
| retirement as principal of Atherton Elementary School and extend to | ||
| him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Dr. Lemons as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Dutton | ||
| Allen | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 39 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 10, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
