Congratulating Michael O’Briant on his retirement from the San Angelo Independent School District.
WHEREAS, Michael O’Briant is retiring as a counselor at Lone
Star Middle School on June 11, 2025, drawing to a close an exemplary
tenure with the San Angelo Independent School District that has
spanned four decades; and
WHEREAS, After receiving his bachelor’s degree in education
from Angelo State University, Mr. O’Briant joined San Angelo ISD in
August 1985 as a fourth-grade teacher at Holiman Elementary School,
and he later transferred to teach the same grade level at McGill
Elementary School in the early 1990s; he completed his master’s
degree in school counseling in 1997, and he went on to work as a
counselor at Day Elementary School and Fort Concho Elementary
School before accepting a position at Lincoln Middle School, where
he worked from 1999 to 2003; and
WHEREAS, The following year, Mr. O’Briant became a counselor
at Lone Star Middle School, then known as Lee Junior High School;
over the course of his tenure, he has provided invaluable guidance
to students dealing with a variety of challenges, and he has
excelled in his responsibilities related to establishing and
managing master schedules; he and his colleagues have earned the
Counselors Reinforcing Excellence for Students in Texas (CREST)
award from the Texas School Counselor Association for four
consecutive years in recognition of their commitment to improving
student achievement and development; moreover, he has been involved
with several state and local counseling organizations, through
which he has consistently advocated for students, families, and
public education; and
WHEREAS, Retirement will allow Mr. O’Briant to spend more
time with his family, which includes his wife, Elizabeth, three
children, Mitchell, Keller, and Cameron, a daughter-in-law,
Callie, and two granddaughters, Rylee and Reese; and
WHEREAS, Throughout his career, Michael O’Briant has made a
profound and positive difference in the lives of countless young
Texans, and he may take great pride in his exceptional record of
achievement as he embarks on the next exciting chapter of his life;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Michael O’Briant on his retirement
from the San Angelo Independent School District 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 Mr. O’Briant as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
