Bill Text: TX SR694 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of John Frank Abbott.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-27 - Reported enrolled [SR694 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR694-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
John Abbott | ||
WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew | ||
to a close with the passing of John Frank Abbott of Mineola on | ||
April 21, 2023, at the age of 70; and | ||
WHEREAS, The son of John Abbott Jr. and Anne Abbott, John | ||
Abbott was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on December 8, 1952, and he | ||
grew up with the companionship of two sisters, Colleen and Kim; | ||
following his graduation from John H. Reagan High School in | ||
Austin, he attended Southwest Texas State University, and he | ||
completed his education at East Texas State University, where he | ||
earned a master's degree in counseling and a doctorate in | ||
curriculum and instruction; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1974, Dr. Abbott began his long and rewarding | ||
career in education as a Spanish and English teacher at Mineola | ||
High School; he subsequently worked as a counselor in the | ||
Alba-Golden Independent School District, and in 1987, he | ||
returned to Mineola ISD as curriculum director; he went on to | ||
serve as the district's superintendent for several years before | ||
accepting a position as director of teacher certification with | ||
the Region 7 Educational Service Center; along the way, he also | ||
served as a professor of education at Texas College in Tyler; he | ||
was a teacher at Grand Saline High School at the time of his | ||
passing; and | ||
WHEREAS, Active in his community, Dr. Abbott was a | ||
longtime member of the Kiwanis Club, the Wood County Child | ||
Welfare Board, and the Mineola Caring and Sharing board, and in | ||
2014, he was named Humanitarian of the Year; a man of deep faith, | ||
he was a valued congregant of First United Methodist Church of | ||
Mineola; and | ||
WHEREAS, Above all else, Dr. Abbott was devoted to his | ||
wife, Janell, with whom he shared a fulfilling marriage of nearly | ||
four and a half decades; he loved cooking and traveling in his | ||
leisure hours, having visited numerous countries over the years, | ||
and he was known for his generosity, kindness, and joie de vivre; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, John Abbott was a man of great compassion who | ||
remained engaged in the world throughout his life and who found | ||
joy and inspiration in helping others, and he will always hold a | ||
treasured place in the hearts of his loved ones and the many | ||
students whose lives he forever enriched; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of John Frank | ||
Abbott and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn his | ||
passing; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns | ||
this day, it do so in memory of John Abbott. | ||
Hughes | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on May 27, 2023, by a | ||
rising vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |