84R20140 RMA-D
By: Ashby H.R. No. 1893
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family, friends, and generations of grateful
students will forever treasure their memories of noted educator
Waymon Bullock of Etoile, who passed away on November 26, 2014, at
the age of 78; and
WHEREAS, Waymon Bullock was born in Homer on May 27, 1936, to
Leamon and Carnie Bullock; a dedicated trombone student, he
graduated from Lufkin High School in 1954 and subsequently studied
music at Lamar University, during which time he started the Bridge
City Independent School District band program; he went on to earn a
master's degree and public school administration certification
from Stephen F. Austin State University; and
WHEREAS, After beginning his career as a music teacher in
Diboll and Dayton, Mr. Bullock joined the staff of the Lufkin
Independent School District in 1964; during his exemplary 22-year
tenure, he conducted the junior high band before leading the high
school band, which thrived under his direction; in addition to
representing Texas as an Honor Band at the 1982 Four States
Bandmasters' Association convention, the group competed in
national contests in St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri, Daytona
Beach, Florida, and Gatlinburg, Tennessee, and garnered 20
University Interscholastic League Sweepstakes Awards; Mr. Bullock
was widely regarded for the innovative military-style drills he
taught his students, and many of his signature techniques have
continued to be adopted by marching bands in the decades since; and
WHEREAS, Following his retirement from Lufkin ISD in 1987,
Mr. Bullock continued to serve as a mentor to many young band
directors, and he intermittently guided music programs in Garrison,
Huntington, and Hemphill during times of teacher shortages; in
addition, he taught brass methods classes at SFASU and gave
generously of his time and talents as a consultant, clinician, and
adjudicator in behalf of music programs in East Texas and
surrounding areas; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Bullock further distinguished himself through
leadership roles in numerous professional organizations, serving
as president of the Texas Bandmasters Association, as chair of the
UIL Area Marching Band Contest, as executive secretary of UIL Music
Region 21, and as president and executive secretary of the National
Association of Military Marching Bands, which he helped charter in
1979; he was also a charter member of the Texas Music Adjudicators
Association and a member of the Texas Music Educators Association
and Phi Beta Mu, an honorary fraternity for band directors; and
WHEREAS, Earning well-deserved recognition for a lifetime of
outstanding work, this esteemed Texan was inducted into the SFASU,
Lamar University, and Phi Beta Mu, Alpha Chapter, Band Director
Halls of Fame, and he was presented with a Meritorious Achievement
Award by the Texas Bandmasters Association in 2000; and
WHEREAS, Devoted to his family, Mr. Bullock was the loving
husband of the former Kay Smith, with whom he shared a rewarding
union that spanned four and a half decades; over the years, they
became the parents of five children, Mike, Holly, Connie, Kelley,
and Melany, and they eventually knew the joy of welcoming 10
grandchildren into their family; and
WHEREAS, Though it is impossible to gauge the full effect of
one person's life, some individuals leave their unmistakable mark
on the world as they move through it, and Waymon Bullock's
contributions to his students and profession will long resonate in
the lives of all who knew him; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Waymon Bullock and
extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his
wife, Kay Bullock; to his children, Mike Bullock and his wife,
Lynne, Holly Dillahunty, Connie Shriver, and Kelley Moore and her
husband, Jimmy; to his brother, Leo Bullock, and his wife, Sandy; to
his grandchildren, Ryan Bullock and his wife, Lauren, Jonathan
Bullock and his wife, Maggie, Jacob and Jordon Dillahunty, Ethan,
Eric, and Emaleigh Shriver, Jebadiah Moore and his wife, Jamila
Benkhoud, and Kaci and Tucker Moore; and to his other relatives and
many 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 Waymon
Bullock.