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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Robert Mitchell Wilson of Arlington, who died on January |
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16, 2013, at the age of 69; and |
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WHEREAS, Mitch Wilson was born in Waco on July 2, 1943, to |
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Marguerite and Bob Wilson; he attended Arlington State College for |
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a time before answering his nation's call to duty during the Vietnam |
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War, when he served in the U.S. Army; and |
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WHEREAS, After his discharge from the military, Mr. Wilson |
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resumed his education and earned a bachelor's degree in arts |
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education at Howard Payne College in Brownwood, where he became a |
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leading member of the arts community, directing talent shows, |
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designing sets for theatrical performances, and preparing parade |
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floats; he subsequently earned a master's degree in painting at |
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Stephen F. Austin State University; and |
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WHEREAS, For most of his professional life, Mr. Wilson was a |
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junior high school art teacher for the Arlington Independent School |
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District, and over the course of his career, he taught more than |
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6,000 students; his retirement in January 2010 was celebrated by |
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200 former students and fellow teachers at an event at the Arlington |
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Museum of Art; named Texas Art Educator of the Year in 1989, Mr. |
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Wilson was honored with the Linda Cordova Memorial Award from the |
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Arlington Arts League in 1997 and chosen as Man of the Year by the |
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram in 2001; in 2002, his name was added to the |
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Arlington ISD Wall of Fame; and |
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WHEREAS, A talented artist, inspiring teacher, and staunch |
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advocate for the arts and art education, Mitch Wilson will forever |
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be remembered with deep admiration and affection by all who were |
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privileged to share in his life; 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 memory of Robert Mitchell Wilson and that |
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sincere condolences be extended to the members of his family: to his |
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mother, Marguerite Wilson; to his sister, Frances Goodwin, and her |
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husband, Garland; to his brother, Terry Wilson, and his wife, |
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Nancy; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be it |
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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 and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of |
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Robert Mitchell Wilson. |