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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to |
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a close with the passing of John Frank Abbott of Mineola on April |
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21, 2023, at the age of 70; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of John Abbott Jr. and Anne Abbott, John |
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Abbott was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on December 8, 1952, and he grew |
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up with the companionship of two sisters, Colleen and Kim; |
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following his graduation from John H. Reagan High School in Austin, |
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he attended Southwest Texas State University, and he completed his |
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education at East Texas State University, where he earned a |
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master's degree in counseling and a doctorate in curriculum and |
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instruction; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1974, Dr. Abbott began his long and rewarding |
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career in education as a Spanish and English teacher at Mineola High |
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School; he subsequently worked as a counselor in the Alba-Golden |
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Independent School District, and in 1987, he returned to Mineola |
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ISD as curriculum director; he went on serve as the district's |
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superintendent for several years before accepting a position as |
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director of teacher certification with the Region 7 Educational |
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Service Center; along the way, he also served as a professor of |
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education at Texas College in Tyler; he was a teacher at Grand |
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Saline High School at the time of his passing; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in his community, Dr. Abbott was a longtime |
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member of the Kiwanis Club, the Wood County Child Welfare Board, and |
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the Mineola Caring and Sharing board, and in 2014, he was named |
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Humanitarian of the Year; a man of deep faith, he was a valued |
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congregant of First United Methodist Church of Mineola; and |
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WHEREAS, Above all else, Dr. Abbott was devoted to his wife, |
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Janell, with whom he shared a fulfilling marriage of nearly four and |
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a half decades; he loved cooking and traveling in his leisure hours, |
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having visited numerous countries over the years, and he was known |
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for his generosity, kindness, and joie de vivre; and |
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WHEREAS, John Abbott was a man of great compassion who |
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remained engaged in the world throughout his life and who found joy |
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and inspiration in helping others, and he will always hold a |
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treasured place in the hearts of his loved ones and the many |
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students whose lives he forever enriched; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of John Frank Abbott |
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and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn his passing; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of John |
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Abbott. |