82S11367 BPG-D
By: Hughes H.R. No. 287
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The city of Mineola lost one of its most admired
citizens with the passing of David Coulter Templeton on June 12,
2011, at the age of 84; and
WHEREAS, Born in Marshall on September 17, 1926, Coulter
Templeton was the son of C. B. and Bernice Templeton; he spent much
of his childhood in Avinger with his grandfather, who taught him
about lumber and construction; after graduating from Mineola High
School, he served as a pharmacist's mate in the United States Navy
during World War II; he went on to earn his bachelor's degree in
business administration from Southern Methodist University, where
he joined the Kappa Sigma fraternity and played saxophone in the
Mustang Band; and
WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan founded the Coulter Templeton
Lumber Company in Mineola in 1949, and he was also an investor and a
founder of the Mineola State Bank; deeply committed to helping
others, he served as a trustee of the Meredith Foundation for 20
years, and he worked tirelessly on a variety of community projects,
including collecting aluminum cans for the Rotary Club; the club
named him a Paul Harris Fellow, and in 1990 the Mineola Chamber of
Commerce selected him as Man of the Year; and
WHEREAS, He married the love of his life, Jean Lynch
Templeton, at the age of 63, and became a father figure to her young
daughters, Jean and Mary, and a trusted friend to her sons, John,
Robert, and Dan; he was a longtime member of the First United
Methodist Church of Mineola and of the Cage Men's Class Sunday
School, and with his kind, gentle manner and marvelous sense of
humor, he endeared himself to numerous friends; and
WHEREAS, Coulter Templeton lived a caring and purposeful
life, and those who were privileged to know him will forever
remember his joyful nature, his generosity, and his devotion to his
family and his community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory
of David Coulter Templeton and extend sincere condolences to the
members of his family: to his wife, Jean Lynch Templeton; to his
children, John Brassard, Robert Brassard, Dan Brassard and his
wife, Yvonne, Jean van Zyl and her husband, Marius, and Mary Turner
and her husband, Matt; to his grandchildren, Daniel, Peter, and
Lucie Jane van Zyl, Benjamin Brassard, and Andrew Turner; and to his
other relatives and friends; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of David
Coulter Templeton.