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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The life of an admired educator and devoted family |
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| 6 | 7 | | man came to an untimely end with the passing of Dr. David Kirk |
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| 7 | 8 | | Wittenburg of El Paso on October 26, 2015, at the age of 53; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Born on March 6, 1962, to Joe and Ruthy Wittenburg, |
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| 9 | 10 | | David Wittenburg grew up with a brother, Alex, and three sisters, |
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| 10 | 11 | | Leslie, Donna, and Michelle; he attended public schools in Lometa, |
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| 11 | 12 | | where he excelled in track and field and other sports, and his |
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| 12 | 13 | | interest in athletics led him to obtain a bachelor's degree in |
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| 13 | 14 | | physical education from Angelo State University; following his |
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| 14 | 15 | | graduation, he began his career as a physical education teacher and |
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| 15 | 16 | | coach in the Northside Independent School District in San Antonio; |
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| 16 | 17 | | and |
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| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, During his time as a schoolteacher, Dr. Wittenburg |
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| 18 | 19 | | developed an interest in studying the cardiovascular health of |
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| 19 | 20 | | children; he returned to college, earning a master's degree in |
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| 20 | 21 | | physical education from Texas State University and a Ph.D. in |
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| 21 | 22 | | kinesiology from Texas A&M University; he went on to hold faculty |
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| 22 | 23 | | appointments at New Mexico State University, the University of New |
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| 23 | 24 | | Mexico, and The University of Texas at Brownsville before being |
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| 24 | 25 | | hired to chair the Department of Kinesiology at The University of |
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| 25 | 26 | | Texas at El Paso; over the course of his career, his work was |
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| 26 | 27 | | presented at conferences hosted by the American College of Sports |
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| 27 | 28 | | Medicine and Frontiers of Cardiology, as well as at the |
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| 28 | 29 | | International Obesity Conference, and he was a member of the ACSM |
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| 29 | 30 | | and the National Strength and Conditioning Association; and |
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| 30 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Although he found great fulfillment in his career, |
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| 31 | 32 | | the foremost priority in Dr. Wittenburg's life was his family; |
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| 32 | 33 | | devoted to his wife, Cynthia, he took great pride in his children, |
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| 33 | 34 | | Caleb, Joshua, Matthew, Kristen, and Tara, and in his grandsons, |
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| 34 | 35 | | Ellis, Jackman, and Wyatt; he was fond of the outdoors and delighted |
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| 35 | 36 | | in spending time on his ranch in Lometa, and he also took the family |
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| 36 | 37 | | on frequent trips to New Mexico, where he fell in love with the |
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| 37 | 38 | | desert and the mountains; and |
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| 38 | 39 | | WHEREAS, Dr. David Wittenburg enjoyed a life that was rich in |
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| 39 | 40 | | personal and professional achievements, and he will long be |
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| 40 | 41 | | remembered with admiration and affection by those he leaves behind; |
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| 41 | 42 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 42 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 43 | 44 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Dr. David Kirk |
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| 44 | 45 | | Wittenburg and extend sincere condolences to his relatives and |
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| 45 | 46 | | friends; and, be it further |
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| 46 | 47 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 47 | 48 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 48 | 49 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dr. David |
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| 49 | 50 | | Wittenburg. |
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