Bill Text: TX HR24 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of John Benton Love of Mount Vernon.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-16 - Reported enrolled [HR24 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR24-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 24 |
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the | ||
passing of John Benton Love of Mount Vernon on June 30, 2017, at the | ||
age of 69; and | ||
WHEREAS, A native of Glen Allan, Mississippi, John Love was | ||
born on September 10, 1947, to Robert and Lillian Love; after | ||
graduating from Greenville High School, he continued his education | ||
and ultimately earned his Ph.D. in educational psychology from | ||
Mississippi State University; he also answered his nation's call to | ||
duty by serving in the Mississippi Army National Guard; and | ||
WHEREAS, Dr. Love enjoyed a rewarding career in education | ||
that included positions as an art teacher, coach, and principal at | ||
the secondary level in Mississippi; after relocating to Tyler, he | ||
spent more than a decade as a principal at Douglas and Andy Woods | ||
Elementary Schools before becoming director of the Discovery | ||
Science Place, where he oversaw the museum's creation and is | ||
credited with building a number of the exhibits that remain on | ||
display there; he later returned to academia and taught at | ||
Southeastern Oklahoma State University and Jarvis Christian | ||
College; in recent years, he dedicated himself to developing his | ||
craft as an artist; and | ||
WHEREAS, Committed to his local community, Dr. Love shared | ||
his time and talents with the Franklin County Historical | ||
Association and the Franklin County Arts Alliance; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although he will be greatly missed, John Love made a | ||
profound impact on countless young people through his contributions | ||
as an educator, and all those who had the privilege of knowing him | ||
will forever hold him close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory | ||
of John Benton Love and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of | ||
his family: to his beloved Sandra Love; to his children, | ||
Christopher, Elissa, and Ben; to his grandchildren, Russell, Gray, | ||
Alison, Harper, August, Quentin, Morgan, and Niu Niu; 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 John Love. | ||
Rodriguez of Travis | ||
VanDeaver | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 24 was unanimously adopted by a rising | ||
vote of the House on August 15, 2017. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||