2013 Senate Joint Resolution 44
ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION
Relating to: the life and public service of Barbara Horton.
Whereas, Ms. Barbara P. Horton passed away on May 16, 2013, at the age of 64 in Milwaukee, where she arrived as a teenager from Ypsilanti, Michigan; and
Whereas, Ms. Horton's passion for lifelong learning led her to pursue and dedicate herself to education, graduating from Milwaukee's Lincoln High School; earning a B.A. in sociology from Carroll College and a graduate degree in management from Cardinal Stritch University; and engaging in work toward a doctorate in educational administration from Capella University; and
Whereas, Ms. Horton served the state and the Milwaukee community in many professional capacities, beginning as an administrator in the Wisconsin Department of Employment Relations, then as director of human resources for Milwaukee County; and
Whereas, Ms. Horton went on to become director of human resources for the Milwaukee Public School District in 1991, working her way to the position of deputy acting superintendent, and finally acting superintendent; and
Whereas, Ms. Horton was elected to the Milwaukee Board of School Directors in a special election in 2002, and was reelected to a full term in 2003; and
Whereas, at the time of her passing Ms. Horton was the executive director of Darrell Lynn Hines College Preparatory Academy of Excellence and Destiny High School; and
Whereas, Ms. Horton's dedication to Milwaukee's children and families has made an indelible mark on their lives and futures, for which we will be always thankful; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That the Wisconsin state legislature and the people of Wisconsin do gratefully honor the legacy of Barbara Horton's gifts and dedicated service to the students and citizens of the city of Milwaukee and the state of Wisconsin.
