Bill Text: TX HR118 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 4th Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Robert Lake Tumberlinson of San Benito.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-12-05 - Reported enrolled [HR118 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR118-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 118 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Residents of San Benito lost an admired educator | ||
| with the passing of Robert Lake Tumberlinson on October 16, 2023, at | ||
| the age of 85; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of Leon and Grace Tumberlinson, Bob | ||
| Tumberlinson was born in New Haven, Connecticut, on March 27, 1938, | ||
| and grew up on a farm in San Benito; active in FFA, he won the | ||
| highest state award, the Lone Star Farmer Degree; upon graduation | ||
| from Texas A&I University, he was commissioned as a second | ||
| lieutenant in the U.S. Army; he completed active duty in New Orleans | ||
| and then served in the reserve for nine years, attaining the rank of | ||
| captain and commanding the Harlingen reserve unit; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Tumberlinson began his civilian career with the | ||
| United States Department of Agriculture in Alvin; in 1962, he was | ||
| hired to teach science at San Benito Junior High School; he went on | ||
| to become assistant principal and then served for more than 16 years | ||
| as principal of San Benito High; together with students and a fellow | ||
| educator, he designed and planted the line of palm trees in front of | ||
| the high school; he was business manager for the school district | ||
| from 1995 until his retirement in 2002; deeply committed to SBCISD, | ||
| he was a member of the school board for nine years and served as | ||
| president; his work with students was recognized with Honorary | ||
| Chapter Farmer and Honorary State FFA Degrees; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For many years, Mr. Tumberlinson was a member of the | ||
| Dolly Vinsant Memorial Hospital Board and Scholarship Board, and he | ||
| served the Kiwanis Club as president and as lieutenant governor | ||
| Division 11 of the Texas Oklahoma District of Kiwanis | ||
| International; he was active with First Presbyterian Church and | ||
| benefited the congregation as a ruling elder and a building and | ||
| grounds committee member; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Tumberlinson was the devoted husband of Sandra | ||
| Tumberlinson; he took great pride in his two children, Janice and | ||
| Robert, from his first marriage to Jahn Locke; an avid outdoorsman, | ||
| he excelled at fishing and hunting, and he kept an extensive | ||
| vegetable garden, as well as citrus trees that yielded plenty of | ||
| fruit to share with friends; on travels out west, he enjoyed looking | ||
| for arrow points, studying mountain geology, and digging for | ||
| fossils, which he mounted in the walls of his house; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Kind, fair, and empathetic, Bob Tumberlinson | ||
| dedicated himself to setting young Texans on the path toward a | ||
| happy, productive future, and he will forever be remembered with | ||
| great affection by all who knew him; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of | ||
| Bob Tumberlinson and extend sincere condolences to the members of | ||
| his family: to his wife, Sandra Tumberlinson; to his children, | ||
| Janice Tumberlinson and Robert Tumberlinson Jr. and his wife, Mary; | ||
| to his sisters-in-law, Arlene Tumberlinson and Dolores Ramirez; and | ||
| to his many other relatives and friends; 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 Robert Lake | ||
| Tumberlinson. | ||
| Lopez of Cameron | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 118 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on December 5, 2023. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
