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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Dr. Robert N. Barnes of Temple on December 27, 2021, at |
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the age of 92; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Dewey and Ruth Barnes, Bob Barnes was born |
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in Oklahoma City on March 22, 1929, and during his youth, he worked |
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odd jobs to help support his family; he completed his bachelor's |
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degree at the University of Oklahoma and went on to study internal |
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medicine and cardiology at the OU College of Medicine; answering |
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his nation's call to duty, he served with the U.S. Coast Guard in |
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Seattle, attaining the rank of commander; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Barnes began his career with the Temple Veterans |
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Administration Medical Center in 1960, and he rose to become chief |
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of cardiology and assistant chief of internal medicine before his |
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retirement in 1993; he also taught classes at the Texas A&M College |
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of Medicine for 14 years and was later employed with the Texas |
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Department of Aging and Disability Services for more than a decade; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Among his many achievements, Dr. Barnes received a |
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number of honors in recognition of his work as an educator, |
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including the Association of Former Students of Texas A&M |
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University Distinguished Teaching Award and the Baylor Scott & |
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White Health Interns and Residents Best Clinical Physician and |
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Teacher award; moreover, he was named the Cardiovascular Diseases |
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Teacher of the Year by the American Heart Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Barnes was blessed with the love and support of |
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his wife, JoAnn, with whom he shared a rewarding marriage that |
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spanned 64 years; he took great pride in their children, David and |
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Dianne, and with the passage of time, he had the pleasure of |
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welcoming into his family three grandchildren, Kristine, Danielle, |
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and Kathleen, and two great-grandchildren, Lucas and Lorelai; and |
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WHEREAS, A man of deep faith, Dr. Barnes was a longtime |
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member of First Baptist Church of Temple, where he served as a |
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deacon; in addition, he and his wife established and led the |
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church's Sunday school couples class; in his leisure hours, he |
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enjoyed studying classical music and composers, building model |
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train landscapes, collecting stamps and rare coins, and cheering on |
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the OU Sooners and the Dallas Cowboys; and |
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WHEREAS, While the death of Bob Barnes brings great sadness |
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to his family and friends, he leaves behind a legacy that will long |
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be treasured by all those who held him dear; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Dr. Robert N. |
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Barnes and extend heartfelt sympathy to his loved ones; and, be it |
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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 Bob Barnes. |