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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Admired Arlington educator and coach Mayfield |
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Workman passed away on June 29, 2009, at the age of 92, leaving his |
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loved ones to reflect on a life that was rich in meaningful |
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accomplishments; and |
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WHEREAS, Known as "Bull" to his friends and family, Mr. |
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Workman was born in Decatur on April 1, 1917, the son of Charlie and |
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Alice Workman; he graduated from Decatur High School and went on to |
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attend Decatur Baptist College before earning a degree at North |
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Texas State Teachers College; moreover, he answered his nation's |
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call to duty by serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps; and |
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WHEREAS, He was joined in matrimony with the former Sterling |
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Goodwin, beginning a rewarding relationship that spanned 67 years; |
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the couple raised three children and later had the pleasure of |
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welcoming six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren into the |
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family; and |
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WHEREAS, Opting to pursue a career in education, Mr. Workman |
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became the football coach at Arlington High School; his years of |
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guiding the Colts on the gridiron were highlighted by the 1951 |
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season, when his leadership and inspiration helped the team to win |
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the University Interscholastic League 2A state championship; and |
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WHEREAS, He later served as the athletic director for the |
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Arlington Independent School District; Mr. Workman's skills as an |
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administrator greatly benefited the district's students and earned |
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him a place in the Texas High School Athletic Directors Association |
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Hall of Honor; and |
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WHEREAS, Many additional accolades were awarded to this |
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exceptional mentor through the years; he was inducted into the |
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Texas High School Coaches Association Hall of Honor in 1969 and was |
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named to the organization's board of directors, and he received the |
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Distinguished Colt Alumni Award from the Arlington High School |
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Alumni Association in 2006; in addition, the Fort Worth |
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Star-Telegram created the Mayfield Workman Award, which is annually |
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presented to the top football player in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, |
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and in 1983 Arlington ISD paid tribute to him by dedicating Mayfield |
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Workman Junior High School; and |
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WHEREAS, A prominent figure in the Arlington community, Mr. |
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Workman was a Mason for more than 50 years and a charter member and |
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former president of the Greater Arlington Lions Club, and his civic |
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contributions included work in behalf of the United Way and the |
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YMCA; he was also an active member of the congregation at First |
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United Methodist Church in Arlington, serving on the board of |
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directors and as president of the men's Bible class; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his life, Mayfield Workman dedicated |
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himself to making a positive difference in the world around him, and |
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his achievements as an educator and community leader will continue |
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to inspire all those who had the good fortune to know him; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Mayfield Workman and |
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extend deepest condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Sterling Goodwin Workman; to his children, Rusty Workman and |
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his wife, Margaret, Pam Copeland, and Pat Shelton and her husband, |
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Kim; to his grandchildren, Chris Workman and his wife, Michelle, |
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Allison Workman, Jennifer Andrews and her husband, Jason, Amy Hayes |
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and her husband, Lane, Sarah Shelton, and Katelin Shelton; to his |
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great-grandchildren, Jake and Dane Workman and Mayfield, Taylor, |
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and Copeland Hayes; to his cousin, Bill Griggs, and his wife, |
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Lavada; 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 Mayfield |
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Workman. |