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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The citizens of Kimble County lost an esteemed |
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community leader with the passing of Wilbur Ray Dunk on May 10, |
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2013, at the age of 84; and |
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WHEREAS, Wilbur Dunk was born in Kimble County on September |
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9, 1928, to William Henry and Ada Ophelia Dunk; as a teenager, he |
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was the national first vice president of the FFA, and he graduated |
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from Junction High School in 1946; and |
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WHEREAS, A United States Army veteran, Mr. Dunk was stationed |
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at Fort Hood before he returned to his family's ranch near Junction; |
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in addition to ranching, he served his community as an elected |
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public official for more than 33 years, first as the Precinct 4 |
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Kimble County commissioner and then as the county judge; he was a |
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charter member of the Texas Association of Regional Councils and a |
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director and president of the National Association of Regional |
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Councils, and he was recognized with the Tom Bradley Regional |
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Leadership Award and the first Wilbur R. Dunk Regional Leadership |
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Award, which was named in his honor; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Dunk also served as president of the Junction |
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Independent School District Board of Trustees, and he was a member |
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of the Lions and Rotary Clubs; moreover, he was a deacon at First |
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United Methodist Church and later at First Baptist Church; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Dunk enjoyed the love and |
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support of his wife, the former Joyce Pyles, with whom he shared |
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nearly six decades, and he took great pride in his children, Debra |
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and Duane, and in his grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, The life of Wilbur Dunk stands as an inspiring |
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example of positive civic engagement, and he leaves behind a legacy |
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of good works that will long resonate in Kimble County; now, |
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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 Wilbur Ray Dunk and |
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extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Joyce Dunk; to his children, Debra Speer and her husband, Kelly, and |
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Duane Dunk and his wife, Tammy; to his brother, Harold Dunk, and his |
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wife, Barbara; to his four grandchildren and nine |
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great-grandchildren; and to his other relatives and friends; and, |
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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 Wilbur Ray |
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Dunk. |
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Murr |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2423 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 21, 2015. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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