Texas 2023 - 88th 4th C.S.

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1	1	H.R. No. 118
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5	5	WHEREAS, Residents of San Benito lost an admired educator
6	6	with the passing of Robert Lake Tumberlinson on October 16, 2023, at
7	7	the age of 85; and
8	8	WHEREAS, The son of Leon and Grace Tumberlinson, Bob
9	9	Tumberlinson was born in New Haven, Connecticut, on March 27, 1938,
10	10	and grew up on a farm in San Benito; active in FFA, he won the
11	11	highest state award, the Lone Star Farmer Degree; upon graduation
12	12	from Texas A&I University, he was commissioned as a second
13	13	lieutenant in the U.S. Army; he completed active duty in New Orleans
14	14	and then served in the reserve for nine years, attaining the rank of
15	15	captain and commanding the Harlingen reserve unit; and
16	16	WHEREAS, Mr. Tumberlinson began his civilian career with the
17	17	United States Department of Agriculture in Alvin; in 1962, he was
18	18	hired to teach science at San Benito Junior High School; he went on
19	19	to become assistant principal and then served for more than 16 years
20	20	as principal of San Benito High; together with students and a fellow
21	21	educator, he designed and planted the line of palm trees in front of
22	22	the high school; he was business manager for the school district
23	23	from 1995 until his retirement in 2002; deeply committed to SBCISD,
24	24	he was a member of the school board for nine years and served as
25	25	president; his work with students was recognized with Honorary
26	26	Chapter Farmer and Honorary State FFA Degrees; and
27	27	WHEREAS, For many years, Mr. Tumberlinson was a member of the
28	28	Dolly Vinsant Memorial Hospital Board and Scholarship Board, and he
29	29	served the Kiwanis Club as president and as lieutenant governor
30	30	Division 11 of the Texas Oklahoma District of Kiwanis
31	31	International; he was active with First Presbyterian Church and
32	32	benefited the congregation as a ruling elder and a building and
33	33	grounds committee member; and
34	34	WHEREAS, Mr. Tumberlinson was the devoted husband of Sandra
35	35	Tumberlinson; he took great pride in his two children, Janice and
36	36	Robert, from his first marriage to Jahn Locke; an avid outdoorsman,
37	37	he excelled at fishing and hunting, and he kept an extensive
38	38	vegetable garden, as well as citrus trees that yielded plenty of
39	39	fruit to share with friends; on travels out west, he enjoyed looking
40	40	for arrow points, studying mountain geology, and digging for
41	41	fossils, which he mounted in the walls of his house; and
42	42	WHEREAS, Kind, fair, and empathetic, Bob Tumberlinson
43	43	dedicated himself to setting young Texans on the path toward a
44	44	happy, productive future, and he will forever be remembered with
45	45	great affection by all who knew him; now, therefore, be it
46	46	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
47	47	Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of
48	48	Bob Tumberlinson and extend sincere condolences to the members of
49	49	his family: to his wife, Sandra Tumberlinson; to his children,
50	50	Janice Tumberlinson and Robert Tumberlinson Jr. and his wife, Mary;
51	51	to his sisters-in-law, Arlene Tumberlinson and Dolores Ramirez; and
52	52	to his many other relatives and friends; and, be it further
53	53	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
54	54	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
55	55	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Robert Lake
56	56	Tumberlinson.
57	57	Lopez of Cameron
58	58	______________________________
59	59	Speaker of the House
60	60	I certify that H.R. No. 118 was unanimously adopted by a
61	61	rising vote of the House on December 5, 2023.
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63	63	Chief Clerk of the House