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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Family, friends, and generations of grateful |
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| 6 | 7 | | students will forever treasure their memories of noted educator |
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| 7 | 8 | | Waymon Bullock of Etoile, who passed away on November 26, 2014, at |
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| 8 | 9 | | the age of 78; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Waymon Bullock was born in Homer on May 27, 1936, to |
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| 10 | 11 | | Leamon and Carnie Bullock; a dedicated trombone student, he |
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| 11 | 12 | | graduated from Lufkin High School in 1954 and subsequently studied |
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| 12 | 13 | | music at Lamar University, during which time he started the Bridge |
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| 13 | 14 | | City Independent School District band program; he went on to earn a |
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| 14 | 15 | | master's degree and public school administration certification |
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| 15 | 16 | | from Stephen F. Austin State University; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, After beginning his career as a music teacher in |
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| 17 | 18 | | Diboll and Dayton, Mr. Bullock joined the staff of the Lufkin |
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| 18 | 19 | | Independent School District in 1964; during his exemplary 22-year |
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| 19 | 20 | | tenure, he conducted the junior high band before leading the high |
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| 20 | 21 | | school band, which thrived under his direction; in addition to |
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| 21 | 22 | | representing Texas as an Honor Band at the 1982 Four States |
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| 22 | 23 | | Bandmasters' Association convention, the group competed in |
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| 23 | 24 | | national contests in St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri, Daytona |
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| 24 | 25 | | Beach, Florida, and Gatlinburg, Tennessee, and garnered 20 |
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| 25 | 26 | | University Interscholastic League Sweepstakes Awards; Mr. Bullock |
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| 26 | 27 | | was widely regarded for the innovative military-style drills he |
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| 27 | 28 | | taught his students, and many of his signature techniques have |
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| 28 | 29 | | continued to be adopted by marching bands in the decades since; and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Following his retirement from Lufkin ISD in 1987, |
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| 30 | 31 | | Mr. Bullock continued to serve as a mentor to many young band |
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| 31 | 32 | | directors, and he intermittently guided music programs in Garrison, |
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| 32 | 33 | | Huntington, and Hemphill during times of teacher shortages; in |
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| 33 | 34 | | addition, he taught brass methods classes at SFASU and gave |
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| 34 | 35 | | generously of his time and talents as a consultant, clinician, and |
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| 35 | 36 | | adjudicator in behalf of music programs in East Texas and |
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| 36 | 37 | | surrounding areas; and |
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| 37 | 38 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Bullock further distinguished himself through |
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| 38 | 39 | | leadership roles in numerous professional organizations, serving |
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| 39 | 40 | | as president of the Texas Bandmasters Association, as chair of the |
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| 40 | 41 | | UIL Area Marching Band Contest, as executive secretary of UIL Music |
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| 41 | 42 | | Region 21, and as president and executive secretary of the National |
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| 42 | 43 | | Association of Military Marching Bands, which he helped charter in |
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| 43 | 44 | | 1979; he was also a charter member of the Texas Music Adjudicators |
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| 44 | 45 | | Association and a member of the Texas Music Educators Association |
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| 45 | 46 | | and Phi Beta Mu, an honorary fraternity for band directors; and |
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| 46 | 47 | | WHEREAS, Earning well-deserved recognition for a lifetime of |
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| 47 | 48 | | outstanding work, this esteemed Texan was inducted into the SFASU, |
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| 48 | 49 | | Lamar University, and Phi Beta Mu, Alpha Chapter, Band Director |
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| 49 | 50 | | Halls of Fame, and he was presented with a Meritorious Achievement |
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| 50 | 51 | | Award by the Texas Bandmasters Association in 2000; and |
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| 51 | 52 | | WHEREAS, Devoted to his family, Mr. Bullock was the loving |
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| 52 | 53 | | husband of the former Kay Smith, with whom he shared a rewarding |
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| 53 | 54 | | union that spanned four and a half decades; over the years, they |
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| 54 | 55 | | became the parents of five children, Mike, Holly, Connie, Kelley, |
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| 55 | 56 | | and Melany, and they eventually knew the joy of welcoming 10 |
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| 56 | 57 | | grandchildren into their family; and |
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| 57 | 58 | | WHEREAS, Though it is impossible to gauge the full effect of |
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| 58 | 59 | | one person's life, some individuals leave their unmistakable mark |
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| 59 | 60 | | on the world as they move through it, and Waymon Bullock's |
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| 60 | 61 | | contributions to his students and profession will long resonate in |
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| 61 | 62 | | the lives of all who knew him; now, therefore, be it |
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| 62 | 63 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 63 | 64 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Waymon Bullock and |
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| 64 | 65 | | extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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| 65 | 66 | | wife, Kay Bullock; to his children, Mike Bullock and his wife, |
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| 66 | 67 | | Lynne, Holly Dillahunty, Connie Shriver, and Kelley Moore and her |
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| 67 | 68 | | husband, Jimmy; to his brother, Leo Bullock, and his wife, Sandy; to |
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| 68 | 69 | | his grandchildren, Ryan Bullock and his wife, Lauren, Jonathan |
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| 69 | 70 | | Bullock and his wife, Maggie, Jacob and Jordon Dillahunty, Ethan, |
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| 70 | 71 | | Eric, and Emaleigh Shriver, Jebadiah Moore and his wife, Jamila |
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| 71 | 72 | | Benkhoud, and Kaci and Tucker Moore; and to his other relatives and |
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| 72 | 73 | | many friends; and, be it further |
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| 73 | 74 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 74 | 75 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 75 | 76 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Waymon |
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| 76 | 77 | | Bullock. |
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