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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family, friends, and generations of grateful |
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students will forever treasure their memories of noted educator |
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Waymon Bullock of Etoile, who passed away on November 26, 2014, at |
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the age of 78; and |
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WHEREAS, Waymon Bullock was born in Homer on May 27, 1936, to |
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Leamon and Carnie Bullock; a dedicated trombone student, he |
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graduated from Lufkin High School in 1954 and subsequently studied |
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music at Lamar University, during which time he started the Bridge |
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City Independent School District band program; he went on to earn a |
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master's degree and public school administration certification |
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from Stephen F. Austin State University; and |
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WHEREAS, After beginning his career as a music teacher in |
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Diboll and Dayton, Mr. Bullock joined the staff of the Lufkin |
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Independent School District in 1964; during his exemplary 22-year |
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tenure, he conducted the junior high band before leading the high |
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school band, which thrived under his direction; in addition to |
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representing Texas as an Honor Band at the 1982 Four States |
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Bandmasters' Association convention, the group competed in |
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national contests in St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri, Daytona |
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Beach, Florida, and Gatlinburg, Tennessee, and garnered 20 |
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University Interscholastic League Sweepstakes Awards; Mr. Bullock |
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was widely regarded for the innovative military-style drills he |
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taught his students, and many of his signature techniques have |
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continued to be adopted by marching bands in the decades since; and |
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WHEREAS, Following his retirement from Lufkin ISD in 1987, |
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Mr. Bullock continued to serve as a mentor to many young band |
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directors, and he intermittently guided music programs in Garrison, |
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Huntington, and Hemphill during times of teacher shortages; in |
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addition, he taught brass methods classes at SFASU and gave |
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generously of his time and talents as a consultant, clinician, and |
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adjudicator in behalf of music programs in East Texas and |
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surrounding areas; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Bullock further distinguished himself through |
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leadership roles in numerous professional organizations, serving |
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as president of the Texas Bandmasters Association, as chair of the |
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UIL Area Marching Band Contest, as executive secretary of UIL Music |
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Region 21, and as president and executive secretary of the National |
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Association of Military Marching Bands, which he helped charter in |
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1979; he was also a charter member of the Texas Music Adjudicators |
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Association and a member of the Texas Music Educators Association |
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and Phi Beta Mu, an honorary fraternity for band directors; and |
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WHEREAS, Earning well-deserved recognition for a lifetime of |
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outstanding work, this esteemed Texan was inducted into the SFASU, |
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Lamar University, and Phi Beta Mu, Alpha Chapter, Band Director |
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Halls of Fame, and he was presented with a Meritorious Achievement |
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Award by the Texas Bandmasters Association in 2000; and |
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WHEREAS, Devoted to his family, Mr. Bullock was the loving |
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husband of the former Kay Smith, with whom he shared a rewarding |
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union that spanned four and a half decades; over the years, they |
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became the parents of five children, Mike, Holly, Connie, Kelley, |
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and Melany, and they eventually knew the joy of welcoming 10 |
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grandchildren into their family; and |
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WHEREAS, Though it is impossible to gauge the full effect of |
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one person's life, some individuals leave their unmistakable mark |
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on the world as they move through it, and Waymon Bullock's |
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contributions to his students and profession will long resonate in |
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the lives of all who knew him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Waymon Bullock and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Kay Bullock; to his children, Mike Bullock and his wife, |
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Lynne, Holly Dillahunty, Connie Shriver, and Kelley Moore and her |
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husband, Jimmy; to his brother, Leo Bullock, and his wife, Sandy; to |
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his grandchildren, Ryan Bullock and his wife, Lauren, Jonathan |
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Bullock and his wife, Maggie, Jacob and Jordon Dillahunty, Ethan, |
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Eric, and Emaleigh Shriver, Jebadiah Moore and his wife, Jamila |
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Benkhoud, and Kaci and Tucker Moore; and to his other relatives and |
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many 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 Waymon |
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Bullock. |
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Ashby |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1893 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on April 28, 2015. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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