88S40120 BPG-D
 
  By: Lopez of Cameron H.R. No. 12
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Residents of San Benito lost an admired educator
  with the passing of Robert Lake Tumberlinson on October 16, 2023, at
  the age of 85; and
         WHEREAS, The son of Leon and Grace Tumberlinson, Bob
  Tumberlinson was born in New Haven, Connecticut, on March 27, 1938,
  and grew up on a farm in San Benito; active in FFA, he won the
  highest state award, the Lone Star Farmer Degree; upon graduation
  from Texas A&I University, he was commissioned as a second
  lieutenant in the U.S. Army; he completed active duty in New Orleans
  and then served in the reserve for nine years, attaining the rank of
  captain and commanding the Harlingen reserve unit; and
         WHEREAS, Mr. Tumberlinson began his civilian career with the
  United States Department of Agriculture in Alvin; in 1962, he was
  hired to teach science at San Benito Junior High School; he went on
  to become assistant principal and then served for more than 16 years
  as principal of San Benito High; together with students and a fellow
  educator, he designed and planted the line of palm trees in front of
  the high school; he was business manager for the school district
  from 1995 until his retirement in 2002; deeply committed to SBCISD,
  he was a member of the school board for nine years and served as
  president; his work with students was recognized with Honorary
  Chapter Farmer and Honorary State FFA Degrees; and
         WHEREAS, For many years, Mr. Tumberlinson was a member of the
  Dolly Vinsant Memorial Hospital Board and Scholarship Board, and he
  served the Kiwanis Club as president and as lieutenant governor
  Division 11 of the Texas Oklahoma District of Kiwanis
  International; he was active with First Presbyterian Church and
  benefited the congregation as a ruling elder and a building and
  grounds committee member; and
         WHEREAS, Mr. Tumberlinson was the devoted husband of Sandra
  Tumberlinson; he took great pride in his two children, Janice and
  Robert, from his first marriage to Jahn Locke; an avid outdoorsman,
  he excelled at fishing and hunting, and he kept an extensive
  vegetable garden, as well as citrus trees that yielded plenty of
  fruit to share with friends; on travels out west, he enjoyed looking
  for arrow points, studying mountain geology, and digging for
  fossils, which he mounted in the walls of his house; and
         WHEREAS, Kind, fair, and empathetic, Bob Tumberlinson
  dedicated himself to setting young Texans on the path toward a
  happy, productive future, and he will forever be remembered with
  great affection by all who knew him; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
  Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of
  Bob Tumberlinson and extend sincere condolences to the members of
  his family: to his wife, Sandra Tumberlinson; to his children,
  Janice Tumberlinson and Robert Tumberlinson Jr. and his wife, Mary;
  to his sisters-in-law, Arlene Tumberlinson and Dolores Ramirez; and
  to his many other relatives and friends; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
  Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Robert Lake
  Tumberlinson.