Editor:

I am writing this letter to thank the citizens of Bastrop for their support in me as a representative on the Bastrop ISD school board for the past nine years. As you may or may not be aware, I have decided for personal reasons not to run for re-election this May.
I spent 39 years teaching, most of which was spent teaching at Bastrop ISD. When I retired in May 2000, I decided to run for a place on the school board the following year and succeeded.
My husband, Elroy, is also a retired teacher, so the passion for education runs deep in our household.
Over the past nine years, I can look back and see how much some things have changed, and how much hasn’t. The district has defiantly grown and I anticipate with a happy heart the opening of our second high school this August.
My prayer is that the citizens of Bastrop will continue to be a part of school district. The education of our children is everybody’s business. I will continue to offer my support to the district in a different capacity.

Sincerely,
Sophia Williams
Bastrop