Bill Text: TX HR1931 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of former Comal County judge and school superintendent Max R. Wommack, Sr., of Seguin.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-16 - Reported enrolled [HR1931 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR1931-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1931 |
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WHEREAS, Former Comal County judge and school superintendent | ||
Max R. Wommack, Sr., of Seguin passed away on April 5, 2013, at the | ||
age of 97, leaving his circle of family and friends to cherish their | ||
happy memories of time spent in his company; and | ||
WHEREAS, Max Wommack was born on November 9, 1915, in | ||
Marietta to Wiley and Mary Wommack; the ninth of 11 children, he | ||
attended elementary school in Marietta and graduated from Naples | ||
High School in 1934 before going on to earn a degree in agriculture | ||
from Texas A&M University in 1941; he briefly taught in his hometown | ||
before serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, | ||
attaining the rank of first lieutenant; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1947, Mr. Wommack moved to New Braunfels to | ||
resume his career in education; after initially working at a G.I. | ||
school, he taught vocational agriculture at New Braunfels High | ||
School, and he was known for his ability to inspire young people; he | ||
earned a master's degree from Southwest Texas State University in | ||
1955, and he was elected superintendent of the Comal County School | ||
District in 1961, where he served for eight years; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Wommack was elected county judge in 1970, and he | ||
served for 12 years as the head of the commissioners court; his | ||
dedication to the local community was also exemplified by his | ||
charter membership in the New Braunfels Elks Lodge and American | ||
Legion Post No. 179, and he was a member of the New Braunfels Noon | ||
Lions Club; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Wommack continued his military career as a | ||
battery commander in a local National Guard unit and, later, as a | ||
member of the U.S. Army Reserve, from which he ultimately retired | ||
as a major; he worshipped at Emanuel's Lutheran Church in Seguin, | ||
and in his free time, he enjoyed gardening, hunting, bowling, | ||
playing dominoes, and telling stories and jokes; and | ||
WHEREAS, A devoted husband and father, he married the former | ||
Christiana Eiband in 1948, and they became the parents of two sons, | ||
Max and John, before she passed away in 1971; fortunate to find love | ||
a second time, Mr. Wommack wed Anita Engelke in 1973, and they | ||
shared four decades together before her death in 2013; Mr. Wommack | ||
had the pleasure of welcoming into his family two stepchildren and | ||
numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and | ||
WHEREAS, Through his dedicated work as an educator and | ||
elected official, Max Wommack greatly benefited Comal County and | ||
its citizens, and he will long be fondly remembered by all who had | ||
the good fortune to know him; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Max R. Wommack, Sr., | ||
and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his | ||
sons, Max R. Wommack, Jr., and his wife, Janis, and John E. Wommack | ||
and his wife, Gayna; to his stepson, Emmett Engelke, and his wife, | ||
Delores; to his stepdaughter, Joyce Hartenstein, and her husband, | ||
Charlie; to his 7 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; and to | ||
his 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 Max | ||
Wommack. | ||
Miller of Comal | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1931 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on May 15, 2013. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||