H.R. No. 2903
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The citizens of Dumas lost an admired community
leader with the death of Mark Stroebel on May 13, 2014, at the age of
56; and
WHEREAS, Born in Lubbock on January 7, 1958, to Andrew
William and Catherine Dodd Stroebel, Mark Stroebel graduated from
Olton High School in 1976 and earned his bachelor's degree from
Texas Tech University in 1982; he went on to obtain a master's
degree in educational administration from West Texas State
University in 1988; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Stroebel began his career in public education as
a teacher and coach at Hart High School in 1981; he was promoted to
athletic director and assistant principal two years later and to
principal in 1988; in 1992, he transferred to Dumas Junior High
School, and during his 13-year tenure there, the school received a
2000 National Blue Ribbon Schools award; in 2005, Mr. Stroebel was
appointed assistant superintendent of the Dumas Independent School
District and in 2011, he was named superintendent; and
WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan was also a member of the
Dumas/Moore County Chamber of Commerce and the Dumas Noon Lions
Club, and he served on many councils at the First United Methodist
Church; in his leisure hours, he took pleasure in trout fishing in
the Red River; and
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Stroebel enjoyed the love
and support of his wife, Jo, with whom he shared nearly 33 years,
and he took great pride in their children, Brandon, Andrea, and
Shae; and
WHEREAS, Mark Stroebel devoted more than three decades of his
life to educating young Texans, and he will be remembered with
admiration and affection by all who had the good fortune to know
him; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Mark Stroebel and
extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his
wife, Jo Stroebel; to his children, Brandon Stroebel and his wife,
Kaysha, Andrea Broxson and her husband, Chance, and Shae Stroebel;
to his parents, Andrew William and Catherine Stroebel; to his
brothers, Vance Stroebel and Stan Stroebel and his wife, Misty; to
his mother-in-law, Joan Adair; to his brother-in-law, Kerry Adair,
and his wife, Anita; to his nieces and nephews, Dillon, Aarika,
Kody, Kyle, Austin, Alex, and Kori; and to his other friends and
loved ones; 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 Mark
Stroebel.
Price
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2903 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 30, 2015.
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Chief Clerk of the House