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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 131
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In Memory |
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of |
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Robert Mitchell Wilson |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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residents of Brownwood and Arlington in mourning the loss of |
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Robert Mitchell Wilson, who died January 16, 2013, at the age of |
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69; and |
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WHEREAS, Born July 2, 1943, into a highly creative family, |
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Mitch Wilson was a devoted educator throughout his life; he |
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received his bachelor of arts degree from Howard Payne College |
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and later attained a master's degree in painting from Stephen F. |
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Austin State University; and |
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WHEREAS, While he was a college student, Mr. Wilson earned |
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the respect of his community for his diverse talents; he loved |
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virtually all disciplines of art and excelled in set design, |
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parade float design, dance, painting, and the direction and |
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promotion of talent shows; and |
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WHEREAS, After a stint in the United States Army during the |
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Vietnam War, Mr. Wilson resumed his commitment to art upon his |
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return to Arlington; there, he became a beloved arts teacher at |
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Carter Junior High School and then at Gunn Junior High School, |
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where he started the school's art department; Mr. Wilson |
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consistently supported the Arlington Arts League's annual |
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scholarship program and became known as the "Voice of Art |
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Education"; and |
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WHEREAS, By the time the venerable teacher retired in |
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January of 2010, he had instructed more than 6,000 students; an |
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estimated 200 friends and supporters attended a celebration in |
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his honor at the Arlington Museum of Art, and he received well |
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wishes from former First Lady Laura Bush; and |
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WHEREAS, During his teaching career, Mr. Wilson received |
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many honors, including Texas Art Educator of the Year and the |
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Arlington Arts League's Linda Cordova Memorial Award; he proudly |
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held a place on the Arlington Independent School District Wall of |
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Fame, and he was a past president of the Arlington Arts League and |
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a past board member of the Arlington Museum of Art; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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83rd Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the |
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bereaved family of Robert Mitchell Wilson; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the |
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Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do |
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so in honor of Mitch Wilson. |
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Davis |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 5, 2013, by |
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a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |