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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The passing of Claud Barton Jacobs on February 27, |
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2023, at the age of 80, concluded a remarkable life of service to |
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the Victoria community; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Yoakum on July 14, 1942, Claud Jacobs was the |
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son of Claud John Jacobs and Anna Rose Barton Jacobs; he graduated |
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from St. Joseph High School in 1960 and went on to earn a bachelor's |
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degree from The University of Texas at Austin, where he was senior |
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class president; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Jacobs embarked on a 45-year career in insurance |
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and financial services in 1964, and he eventually went into |
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business for himself, forming Jacobs Insurance, which became |
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Jacobs-Weber Insurance; he was later a founding partner of |
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LodeStone Financial Services; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1972, Mr. Jacobs helped establish Bluebonnet |
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Youth Ranch, a private care facility and long-term residential home |
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for mothers and families in need; over the years, it has housed more |
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than 600 children, and he had an active role with the organization, |
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helping raise millions of dollars at its annual golf tournament |
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fundraiser and serving as a house parent, cook, and tour guide; |
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along the way, he helped start an endowment fund for the University |
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of Houston-Victoria athletic program and gave generously of his |
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time and talents to several charitable organizations, including the |
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Boy Scouts Troop 110 of Victoria; he was recognized as a Knight of |
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St. Gregory by Pope John Paul II for outstanding community service |
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and received the South Texas Council of Boy Scouts of America |
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Distinguished Citizen Award in 2018; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Jacobs married Mary Virginia Mason in Kerrville |
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on June 6, 1964, and the couple shared a fulfilling marriage that |
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spanned nearly six decades; he took great pride in his children, |
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Todd and Tonya, and his grandchildren, Zachary and Jenna; and |
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WHEREAS, An engaged citizen, a devoted family man, and an |
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admired business leader, Claud Jacobs lived a rich and purposeful |
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life, and he will forever be remembered with deep affection by those |
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who knew and loved him; 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 life of Claud Barton Jacobs |
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and extend heartfelt sympathy to his family and friends; 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 Claud |
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Jacobs. |