Bill Text: TX HR2031 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Paying tribute to the life of Aubrey Keith Wilson and honoring Nona Long Wilson for the couple's contributions to Birdville ISD.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-29 - Reported enrolled [HR2031 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR2031-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 2031 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Countless Tarrant County residents continue to | ||
| honor Aubrey Keith Wilson, who died on November 2, 2014, at the age | ||
| of 82, as well as his wife, Nona Long Wilson, for their exceptional | ||
| contributions to the Birdville Independent School District; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in Vernon on September 1, 1932, Aubrey Wilson | ||
| was raised by his mother, Bonnie, and stepfather, Frank Tuttle; he | ||
| excelled at basketball at Vernon High School, and he attended | ||
| Wayland Baptist College on an athletic scholarship, earning a | ||
| bachelor's degree in 1954; after serving in the U.S. Army, he | ||
| completed a master's degree at Texas Christian University and | ||
| doctoral course work at Texas Woman's University; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Wilson enjoyed a distinguished career in | ||
| education, serving with the Vernon ISD from 1956 to 1963 and with | ||
| the Birdville ISD from 1963 to 1989; a math teacher, he helped the | ||
| Birdville school district develop its first computer programming | ||
| classes, chaired the computer committee for the assistant | ||
| superintendent for instruction, and served as the district's first | ||
| computer and math consultant; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan was also a highly successful | ||
| basketball coach; during his tenure leading the Richland High | ||
| School varsity squad, from 1967 to 1972, he guided the Rebels to two | ||
| District 5-4A titles and was twice named district Coach of the Year | ||
| by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram; he subsequently served as | ||
| assistant basketball coach at Texas Wesleyan University from 1972 | ||
| to 1973, and in 2015, he was posthumously inducted into the BISD | ||
| Athletics Hall of Fame; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Nona Long Wilson, with whom Aubrey Wilson shared a | ||
| rewarding marriage of 59 years, has also played a notable role in | ||
| forwarding the mission of the Birdville school district; a history | ||
| teacher in the district for 17 years, she donated $50,000 in 2016, | ||
| in honor of her husband, to establish a teacher grant program at | ||
| Shannon High School; the endowment enables special education | ||
| teachers to provide cultural experiences that promote | ||
| self-confidence and good citizenship in their students; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Aubrey and Nona Wilson's impact on the Birdville ISD | ||
| will resonate long into the future, and it is a pleasure to | ||
| recognize their outstanding contributions in behalf of young | ||
| Texans; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Aubrey Keith Wilson | ||
| and honor Nona Long Wilson for their commitment to, and support of, | ||
| the Birdville Independent School District; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mrs. Wilson and that when the Texas House of | ||
| Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Aubrey | ||
| Keith Wilson. | ||
| Klick | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 2031 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on May 25, 2017. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
