Texas 2015 - 84th Regular

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1		-	H.R. No. 919
	1	+	84R12370 WG-D
	2	+	By: Bell H.R. No. 919
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4	5		R E S O L U T I O N
5	6		WHEREAS, Prairie View A&M University lost a beloved member of
6	7		its community with the passing of Dr. Waymon T. Webster on February
7	8		16, 2015, at the age of 87; and
8	9		WHEREAS, Born on July 29, 1927, in Hearne to John and Mary
9	10		Webster, Waymon Webster graduated from Blackshear High School and
10	11		went on to serve his country as a member of the U.S. Army; upon the
11	12		completion of his military service, he enrolled at Prairie View A&M
12	13		University, where he earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in
13	14		music; he later attended the University of North Dakota and Texas
14	15		A&M University, where he received his doctorate in educational
15	16		psychology; he began his career at the secondary level, working as
16	17		the band instructor at Kemp High School for more than a decade; and
17	18		WHEREAS, Dr. Webster joined the faculty at Prairie View A&M
18	19		in 1967, and over the course of his exemplary tenure at the school,
19	20		he worked diligently in behalf of its students while earning the
20	21		admiration and respect of his peers; he held a number of
21	22		administrative positions, including dean of the graduate school,
22	23		head of the psychology department and the department of counselor
23	24		education, and coordinator of the counseling program and counseling
24	25		services, and he was a member of the Graduate Council and the
25	26		Council of Deans; he also gave freely of his time as an advisor for
26	27		Phi Delta Kappa and Chi Sigma Iota; and
27	28		WHEREAS, This esteemed academician rendered service far
28	29		beyond the bounds of his own campus; as a consultant with the
29	30		National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, he helped
30	31		to evaluate teacher certification programs at a number of schools
31	32		in Texas, as well as at Southern University; he also served as a
32	33		board member for Brazos County Counseling Services and as a
33	34		consultant for cities across the state; he was licensed in a wide
34	35		range of counseling disciplines, and he was affiliated with such
35	36		professional organizations as the American Counseling Association
36	37		and the American Mental Health Counselors Association; and
37	38		WHEREAS, Dr. Webster was frequently recognized for his many
38	39		academic and professional contributions; among the accolades
39	40		conferred on him were Service Awards from Brazos County Counseling
40	41		Services and the Prairie View A&M Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa and
41	42		Distinguished Service Awards from Kemp High School and the Veterans
42	43		Institute of Prairie View; and
43	44		WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Waymon Webster enjoyed the
44	45		love and support of his wife of 57 years, Bernice Webster; he was
45	46		the proud father of three children, Jacques, Travis, and Senora,
46	47		and he knew the joy of welcoming seven grandchildren into his
47	48		cherished family; a man of many interests, he took great pleasure in
48	49		fishing, gardening, listening to jazz, arranging music on his
49	50		keyboard, and playing bridge; and
50	51		WHEREAS, Although Dr. Webster is greatly missed, he has left
51	52		an indelible imprint on the lives of countless individuals, and he
52	53		will forever be remembered with deep affection by all who were
53	54		privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it
54	55		RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
55	56		Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Dr. Waymon T. Webster
56	57		and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his
57	58		wife, Bernice Webster; to his children and their spouses, Jacques
58	59		Webster and his wife, Wanda, Travis Webster and his wife, Debra, and
59	60		Senora Sims and her husband, Alan; to his grandchildren, Travette,
60	61		Jacques, Tej, Jordan, and Joshua Webster and Akili and Nia Sims; to
61	62		his brother, Charles Webster, and his wife, Faye; to his sisters,
62	63		Esther Roach and Willie Gentry; and to his other relatives and many
63	64		friends; and, be it further
64	65		RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
65	66		prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
66	67		Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dr. Waymon
67	68		T. Webster.
68		-	Bell
69		-	______________________________
70		-	Speaker of the House
71		-	I certify that H.R. No. 919 was unanimously adopted by a
72		-	rising vote of the House on March 19, 2015.
73		-	______________________________
74		-	Chief Clerk of the House