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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Texans are mourning the loss of Dr. Robert Otto |
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Dittmar II of Kerrville, an esteemed veterinarian for the Texas |
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Parks and Wildlife Department who tragically passed away on August |
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8, 2020, at the age of 64; and |
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WHEREAS, Bob Dittmar was born in Fredericksburg on October |
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18, 1955, to Robert and Irene Dittmar; he grew up with two siblings, |
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Karen and Jerry, on the family ranch in Harper and was a member of |
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the Harper High School Class of 1973; he went on to earn an |
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undergraduate degree at Texas A&M University and graduated from the |
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Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical |
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Sciences in 1979; and |
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WHEREAS, Embarking on a career in veterinary medicine, |
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Dr. Dittmar practiced in Weslaco, Hondo, and then at the Kerrville |
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Veterinary Clinic, which he owned for nearly a decade, beginning in |
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1982; establishing strong relationships with clients throughout |
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the Texas Hill Country, he earned a reputation for the dedicated and |
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consistent care that he provided in every situation; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2014, Dr. Dittmar became the first wildlife |
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veterinarian for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department; the role |
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allowed him to pursue his passion for conservation by working with |
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landowners, hunters, and biologists to help preserve native |
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wildlife, and he cared deeply about his efforts to relocate Texas |
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bighorn sheep and pronghorn and to assist TPWD in responding to |
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complex animal health and disease issues; he also contributed his |
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time and expertise to several TPWD committees, and he was active |
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with numerous other organizations; he served as director of the |
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Texas Wildlife Association and helped develop the Doss and Harper |
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Wildlife Management Associations; moreover, he taught many youth |
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about wildlife and responsible hunting, and he gave back to the |
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local community as director of the Texas Farm Bureau in Kerr County; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Dr. Dittmar enjoyed the love |
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and support of his wife, Bernadine, with whom he shared a rewarding |
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marriage that spanned more than four decades; he was the devoted |
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father of two children, Robert and Whitney, and he took great pride |
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in his grandchildren, Hayden, Paige, Kimber, and Levi; a man of |
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faith, he served on the church council at Zion Lutheran Church in |
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Kerrville; and |
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WHEREAS, While Dr. Bob Dittmar's passing has deprived the |
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Texas conservation and wildlife community of an admired leader, his |
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achievements will continue to resonate in the years to come; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Dr. Robert Otto |
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Dittmar II and extend deepest condolences to his relatives, |
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friends, and colleagues; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dr. Bob |
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Dittmar. |