Bill Text: TX HR1594 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Dr. David Kirk Wittenburg of El Paso.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-11 - Reported enrolled [HR1594 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR1594-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1594 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The life of an admired educator and devoted family | ||
| man came to an untimely end with the passing of Dr. David Kirk | ||
| Wittenburg of El Paso on October 26, 2015, at the age of 53; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born on March 6, 1962, to Joe and Ruthy Wittenburg, | ||
| David Wittenburg grew up with a brother, Alex, and three sisters, | ||
| Leslie, Donna, and Michelle; he attended public schools in Lometa, | ||
| where he excelled in track and field and other sports, and his | ||
| interest in athletics led him to obtain a bachelor's degree in | ||
| physical education from Angelo State University; following his | ||
| graduation, he began his career as a physical education teacher and | ||
| coach in the Northside Independent School District in San Antonio; | ||
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| WHEREAS, During his time as a schoolteacher, Dr. Wittenburg | ||
| developed an interest in studying the cardiovascular health of | ||
| children; he returned to college, earning a master's degree in | ||
| physical education from Texas State University and a Ph.D. in | ||
| kinesiology from Texas A&M University; he went on to hold faculty | ||
| appointments at New Mexico State University, the University of New | ||
| Mexico, and The University of Texas at Brownsville before being | ||
| hired to chair the Department of Kinesiology at The University of | ||
| Texas at El Paso; over the course of his career, his work was | ||
| presented at conferences hosted by the American College of Sports | ||
| Medicine and Frontiers of Cardiology, as well as at the | ||
| International Obesity Conference, and he was a member of the ACSM | ||
| and the National Strength and Conditioning Association; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Although he found great fulfillment in his career, | ||
| the foremost priority in Dr. Wittenburg's life was his family; | ||
| devoted to his wife, Cynthia, he took great pride in his children, | ||
| Caleb, Joshua, Matthew, Kristen, and Tara, and in his grandsons, | ||
| Ellis, Jackman, and Wyatt; he was fond of the outdoors and delighted | ||
| in spending time on his ranch in Lometa, and he also took the family | ||
| on frequent trips to New Mexico, where he fell in love with the | ||
| desert and the mountains; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dr. David Wittenburg enjoyed a life that was rich in | ||
| personal and professional achievements, and he will long be | ||
| remembered with admiration and affection by those he leaves behind; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Dr. David Kirk | ||
| Wittenburg and extend sincere condolences to his 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 Dr. David | ||
| Wittenburg. | ||
| Dutton | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1594 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on May 4, 2017. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
