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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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passing of admired civic leader George Pierce Cullum, Jr., of |
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Dallas on January 4, 2013, at the age of 94; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of George and Ethel Cullum, Mr. Cullum was |
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born in Dallas on May 18, 1918; he earned his bachelor's degree in |
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civil engineering from Southern Methodist University, and on April |
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11, 1942, he married the love of his life, the former Kathleen |
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Moore; the couple became the parents of three treasured children, |
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Linda, Mark, and Philip, and shared a fulfilling marriage that |
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spanned nearly seven decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Cullum served his country during World War II as |
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a member of the Naval Construction Battalion; following |
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demobilization, he joined the firm founded by his father and uncle, |
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Cullum Construction Company, Inc.; he eventually brought the third |
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and fourth generations of the family into the business; highly |
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regarded in his field, he served as president of the Texas Heavy, |
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Municipal and Utilities Branch of the Associated General |
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Contractors of America, and he remained active in Cullum |
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Construction well into his ninth decade; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply committed to his beloved hometown, Mr. Cullum |
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chaired the Dallas City Plan Commission and the Park Cities Family |
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YMCA, and he gave generously of his time and talents to many |
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organizations, among them the Salesmanship Club of Dallas, Rotary |
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Club of Dallas, and Dallas Country Club; moreover, he was a lifelong |
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member of Oak Lawn United Methodist Church and served the North |
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Texas Conference of the Methodist Church in a number of capacities; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, This proud SMU graduate was devoted to his alma |
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mater, which named him a distinguished alumnus of the university |
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and of the Bobby B. Lyle School of Engineering; his numerous |
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accolades also included the Dallas Distinguished YMCA Leadership |
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Award, the Lifetime Service Award from the Rotary Club, and the |
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Brotherhood Citation from the Dallas Chapter of the National |
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Conference of Christians and Jews; and |
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WHEREAS, In his free time, Mr. Cullum enjoyed listening to |
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music, playing piano and organ, and taking trips with his family and |
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friends; he was particularly fond of travel by sea and took nearly |
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30 cruises; and |
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WHEREAS, George Cullum was a man of great warmth and |
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kindness; he left a lasting imprint on the city of Dallas through |
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his professional achievements and his dedicated community service, |
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and he will always be remembered with deep admiration by all who |
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were privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby pay tribute to the life of George Pierce Cullum, Jr., and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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children, Linda Cullum Tunnell and Ray, George Mark Cullum and |
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Sally, and Philip Houston Cullum and Dale; to his grandchildren, |
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James Cullum Brownlee and Wendy, Mark Christian Cullum and Becky, |
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Leigh Cullum Langner and Jason, Carolina Cullum Martin and Matthew, |
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Susannah Cullum McGown and Patrick, Elizabeth Cullum Clarke and |
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Buddy, George Pierce Cullum III and Ali, and Callie Linda Cullum; to |
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his great-grandchildren, Kamryn, Cullum, George, Drew, David, |
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Elise, Daniel, and Holly; to his sister, Marion Cullum Griffith; |
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and to his many 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 the members of his family and that when the Texas House |
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of Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory |
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of George Pierce Cullum, Jr. |