TITLE: In memory of Dumas Independent School District Superintendent Mark Stroebel.

SUMMARY: In memory of Dumas Independent School District Superintendent Mark Stroebel.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, The citizens of Dumas lost an admired community leader with the death of Mark Stroebel on May 13, 2014, at the age of 56; and WHEREAS, Born in Lubbock on January 7, 1958, to Andrew William and Catherine Dodd Stroebel, Mark Stroebel graduated from Olton High School in 1976 and earned his bachelor's degree from Texas Tech University in 1982; he went on to obtain a master's degree in educational administration from West Texas State University in 1988; and WHEREAS, Mr. Stroebel began his career in public education as a teacher and coach at Hart High School in 1981; he was promoted to athletic director and assistant principal two years later and to principal in 1988; in 1992, he transferred to Dumas Junior High School, and during his 13-year tenure there, the school received a 2000 National Blue Ribbon Schools award; in 2005, Mr. Stroebel was appointed assistant superintendent of the Dumas Independent School District and in 2011, he was named superintendent; and WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan was also a member of the Dumas/Moore County Chamber of Commerce and the Dumas Noon Lions Club, and he served on many councils at the First United Methodist Church; in his leisure hours, he took pleasure in trout fishing in the Red River; and WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Stroebel enjoyed the love and support of his wife, Jo, with whom he shared nearly 33 years, and he took great pride in their children, Brandon, Andrea, and Shae; and WHEREAS, Mark Stroebel devoted more than three decades of his life to educating young Texans, and he will be remembered with admiration and affection by all who had the good fortune to know him; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Mark Stroebel and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his wife, Jo Stroebel; to his children, Brandon Stroebel and his wife, Kaysha, Andrea Broxson and her husband, Chance, and Shae Stroebel; to his parents, Andrew William and Catherine Stroebel; to his brothers, Vance Stroebel and Stan Stroebel and his wife, Misty; to his mother-in-law, Joan Adair; to his brother-in-law, Kerry Adair, and his wife, Anita; to his nieces and nephews, Dillon, Aarika, Kody, Kyle, Austin, Alex, and Kori; and to his other friends and loved ones; 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 Mark Stroebel. Price Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 2903 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on May 30, 2015. Chief Clerk of the House