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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The passing of respected educator and administrator |
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Robert Plummer of Hurst on March 1, 2007, at the age of 75, has left |
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a void in the lives of his family members and many friends; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Plummer dedicated 27 years of his life to |
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serving as an administrator with the Fort Worth Independent School |
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District; he was a principal for 20 years and coordinator for |
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magnets/Montessori for three; his career as an educator included |
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teaching positions at the University of North Texas and Texas |
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Wesleyan University, a summer deanship at the University of London |
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in England, and employment with two California unified school |
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districts; after retiring in 1997, this dynamic Texan worked as |
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vice principal each Wednesday for two years at his alma mater, Amon |
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Carter-Riverside High School, which honored him as a distinguished |
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graduate; and |
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WHEREAS, A tireless civic leader who was named Citizen of the |
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Year for Leadership by the city of Hurst, Mr. Plummer enjoyed |
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affiliations and served in leadership roles with myriad |
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organizations, including the American Heart Association, for which |
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he had served as chairman of the board, the West Covina Jaycees, Phi |
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Delta Kappa, Kappa Delta Pi Alumni, Kiwanis International and |
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Kiwanis Club of Fort Worth-Southwest, the Breakfast Optimist Club |
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and the Cowtown Optimist Club, the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Rotary |
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Club, and the Fort Worth Retired School Employees Association, |
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among others; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Plummer received numerous accolades over the |
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course of his life, including recognition as Jaycee of the Year, |
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Kiwanian of the Year, Optimist of the Year, American Heart |
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Association Board Member of the Year, Rotarian of the Year, and Fort |
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Worth ISD Administrator of the Year; a Rotary International Paul |
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Harris Fellow, he was the recipient of the Rotary HEB Outstanding |
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Volunteer Award, the Phi Delta Kappa Service Key and Weldon Lucas |
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Award, and the Outstanding Young Educator Award; and |
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WHEREAS, He was a Korean War veteran and officer in the U.S. |
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Air Force Reserve; he practiced his faith as a congregant at St. |
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Luke United Methodist Church, where he sat on numerous church |
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boards and served as president of the Upper Room for four years, and |
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was a charter member of the Scottish Rite, a member of the Masonic |
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Lodge, and a York Rite Mason; and |
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WHEREAS, A committed scholar, Mr. Plummer was awarded 30 |
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scholarships and fellowships, and in addition to his professional |
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responsibilities and volunteer work, he made time to donate 441 |
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pints of blood; and |
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WHEREAS, Robert Plummer was a man of generosity, compassion, |
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and integrity whose contributions to his community had a profound |
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and positive impact on those around him, and although his loss is |
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difficult to bear, his legacy of achievement and success ensures |
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that he will not soon be forgotten; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Robert Plummer and |
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extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Mary Beth Plummer; to his sons and daughters-in-law, David and |
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Margaret Plummer and Steve and Aimee Plummer; to his stepchildren |
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and their spouses, Laurie Massengale and her husband, John, Bonnie |
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Misenheimer and her husband, Randy, and Dr. Rob Jones and his wife, |
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Stephanie; to his grandchildren, Megan, Carson, Katherine, Blake, |
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Tyler, Mallory, Ashley, Alicia, Chase, Jesse, Paige, and Nicholas; |
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and to his other relatives and friends; and, be 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 Robert |
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Plummer. |