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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Robert Allan Ozment of Temple on November 7, 2016, at the |
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age of 85; and |
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WHEREAS, A Temple native, Robert Ozment was born to Ewing and |
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Sybil Chase Ozment on December 21, 1930, and he graduated in 1948 |
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from Temple High School; he met Ferol Dene Ellis while attending a |
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film at the Arcadia Theater, and they were married on September 19, |
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1952; the couple shared 64 rewarding years as husband and wife, and |
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their life together was further enriched by their three children, |
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Leenan Williams, Mary Kate Ozment, and Robert Ozment, as well as |
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their four grandchildren, Case, Samantha, Natalie, and Carter; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Ozment received a bachelor's degree in history |
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from The University of Texas in 1959, and he later returned to UT to |
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earn a master's degree in history in 1967; his master's thesis, |
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"Temple, Texas, and the Great Depression," can still be consulted |
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at the Temple Public Library; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of a long and exemplary career as an |
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educator, Mr. Ozment taught high school classes, primarily in |
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upper-level mathematics, in the communities of Coleman, Temple, |
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Austin, Rogers, and Belton; he also taught at Schreiner College and |
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at Central Texas College, where he helped military personnel earn |
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their high school equivalency certificates; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to history, politics, and social justice, |
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Mr. Ozment remained active in his community throughout his life; he |
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founded the Friends of Arcadia Theater, an organization focused on |
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restoring the old movie palace where he and his wife met; in his |
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spare time, he loved reading, playing golf, and listening to jazz |
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and big band music; and |
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WHEREAS, A loving family man, Robert Ozment will long be |
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remembered for his sense of humor, his intelligence, and his |
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kindness, and his outstanding record of service as an educator and |
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an engaged citizen will continue to inspire all those who had the |
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good fortune to know him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Robert Allan Ozment |
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and extend heartfelt sympathy to his many relatives and friends; |
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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 Robert |
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Ozment. |