Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	H.R. No. 1354
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to
6	6	a close with the passing of John Frank Abbott of Mineola on April
7	7	21, 2023, at the age of 70; and
8	8	WHEREAS, The son of John Abbott Jr. and Anne Abbott, John
9	9	Abbott was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on December 8, 1952, and he grew
10	10	up with the companionship of two sisters, Colleen and Kim;
11	11	following his graduation from John H. Reagan High School in Austin,
12	12	he attended Southwest Texas State University, and he completed his
13	13	education at East Texas State University, where he earned a
14	14	master's degree in counseling and a doctorate in curriculum and
15	15	instruction; and
16	16	WHEREAS, In 1974, Dr. Abbott began his long and rewarding
17	17	career in education as a Spanish and English teacher at Mineola High
18	18	School; he subsequently worked as a counselor in the Alba-Golden
19	19	Independent School District, and in 1987, he returned to Mineola
20	20	ISD as curriculum director; he went on serve as the district's
21	21	superintendent for several years before accepting a position as
22	22	director of teacher certification with the Region 7 Educational
23	23	Service Center; along the way, he also served as a professor of
24	24	education at Texas College in Tyler; he was a teacher at Grand
25	25	Saline High School at the time of his passing; and
26	26	WHEREAS, Active in his community, Dr. Abbott was a longtime
27	27	member of the Kiwanis Club, the Wood County Child Welfare Board, and
28	28	the Mineola Caring and Sharing board, and in 2014, he was named
29	29	Humanitarian of the Year; a man of deep faith, he was a valued
30	30	congregant of First United Methodist Church of Mineola; and
31	31	WHEREAS, Above all else, Dr. Abbott was devoted to his wife,
32	32	Janell, with whom he shared a fulfilling marriage of nearly four and
33	33	a half decades; he loved cooking and traveling in his leisure hours,
34	34	having visited numerous countries over the years, and he was known
35	35	for his generosity, kindness, and joie de vivre; and
36	36	WHEREAS, John Abbott was a man of great compassion who
37	37	remained engaged in the world throughout his life and who found joy
38	38	and inspiration in helping others, and he will always hold a
39	39	treasured place in the hearts of his loved ones and the many
40	40	students whose lives he forever enriched; now, therefore, be it
41	41	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
42	42	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of John Frank Abbott
43	43	and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn his passing; and, be
44	44	it further
45	45	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
46	46	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
47	47	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of John
48	48	Abbott.
49	49	Hefner
50	50	______________________________
51	51	Speaker of the House
52	52	I certify that H.R. No. 1354 was unanimously adopted by a
53	53	rising vote of the House on May 12, 2023.
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55	55	Chief Clerk of the House