H.R. No. 12

	R E S O L U T I O N
	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
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	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 12 was unanimously adopted by a rising
	vote of the House on November 17, 2023.
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	Chief Clerk of the House