Bill Text: TX HCR48 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of George Pierce Cullum, Jr., of Dallas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-03-28 - Signed by the Governor [HCR48 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HCR48-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 48 | ||
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| WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the | ||
| passing of admired civic leader George Pierce Cullum, Jr., of | ||
| Dallas on January 4, 2013, at the age of 94; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of George and Ethel Cullum, Mr. Cullum was | ||
| born in Dallas on May 18, 1918; he earned his bachelor's degree in | ||
| civil engineering from Southern Methodist University, and on April | ||
| 11, 1942, he married the love of his life, the former Kathleen | ||
| Moore; the couple became the parents of three treasured children, | ||
| Linda, Mark, and Philip, and shared a fulfilling marriage that | ||
| spanned nearly seven decades; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Cullum served his country during World War II as | ||
| a member of the Naval Construction Battalion; following | ||
| demobilization, he joined the firm founded by his father and uncle, | ||
| Cullum Construction Company, Inc.; he eventually brought the third | ||
| and fourth generations of the family into the business; highly | ||
| regarded in his field, he served as president of the Texas Heavy, | ||
| Municipal and Utilities Branch of the Associated General | ||
| Contractors of America, and he remained active in Cullum | ||
| Construction well into his ninth decade; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Deeply committed to his beloved hometown, Mr. Cullum | ||
| chaired the Dallas City Plan Commission and the Park Cities Family | ||
| YMCA, and he gave generously of his time and talents to many | ||
| organizations, among them the Salesmanship Club of Dallas, Rotary | ||
| Club of Dallas, and Dallas Country Club; moreover, he was a lifelong | ||
| member of Oak Lawn United Methodist Church and served the North | ||
| Texas Conference of the Methodist Church in a number of capacities; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, This proud SMU graduate was devoted to his alma | ||
| mater, which named him a distinguished alumnus of the university | ||
| and of the Bobby B. Lyle School of Engineering; his numerous | ||
| accolades also included the Dallas Distinguished YMCA Leadership | ||
| Award, the Lifetime Service Award from the Rotary Club, and the | ||
| Brotherhood Citation from the Dallas Chapter of the National | ||
| Conference of Christians and Jews; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In his free time, Mr. Cullum enjoyed listening to | ||
| music, playing piano and organ, and taking trips with his family and | ||
| friends; he was particularly fond of travel by sea and took nearly | ||
| 30 cruises; and | ||
| WHEREAS, George Cullum was a man of great warmth and | ||
| kindness; he left a lasting imprint on the city of Dallas through | ||
| his professional achievements and his dedicated community service, | ||
| and he will always be remembered with deep admiration by all who | ||
| were privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby pay tribute to the life of George Pierce Cullum, Jr., and | ||
| extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his | ||
| children, Linda Cullum Tunnell and Ray, George Mark Cullum and | ||
| Sally, and Philip Houston Cullum and Dale; to his grandchildren, | ||
| James Cullum Brownlee and Wendy, Mark Christian Cullum and Becky, | ||
| Leigh Cullum Langner and Jason, Carolina Cullum Martin and Matthew, | ||
| Susannah Cullum McGown and Patrick, Elizabeth Cullum Clarke and | ||
| Buddy, George Pierce Cullum III and Ali, and Callie Linda Cullum; to | ||
| his great-grandchildren, Kamryn, Cullum, George, Drew, David, | ||
| Elise, Daniel, and Holly; to his sister, Marion Cullum Griffith; | ||
| and to his many other relatives and friends; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas House | ||
| of Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory | ||
| of George Pierce Cullum, Jr. | ||
| Branch | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 48 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on March 7, 2013. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 48 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the Senate on March 12, 2013. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
