By: Barrientos S.R. No. 24 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 In Memory 1-3 of 1-4 Oscar Price Bobbitt 1-5 WHEREAS, The family and many friends of Oscar Price Bobbitt 1-6 join the citizens of Austin in mourning the death of this prominent 1-7 civic leader on January 2, 1995; and 1-8 WHEREAS, A vital part of his community, Mr. Bobbitt was a 1-9 broadcast executive, a state official under two Texas governors, 1-10 and the brother-in-law of former President Lyndon B. Johnson; and 1-11 WHEREAS, He was born in Mineola and attended George Washington 1-12 University and The University of Texas School of Law; he served 1-13 honorably in the United States Army during World War II and worked 1-14 in television and radio in Austin until he retired in 1973; and 1-15 WHEREAS, During the governorship of Dolph Briscoe, 1-16 Mr. Bobbitt became executive director of the first Texas Center 1-17 for Volunteer Action; he was responsible for obtaining licensing 1-18 permission from the Texas Health Facilities Commission for the 1-19 first hospice program in Texas; and 1-20 WHEREAS, In 1984, under Governor Mark White, Mr. Bobbitt 1-21 became executive director of the Texas Department on Aging; in 1-22 that capacity, he developed a series of community-based care 1-23 projects that have been used as models in other states; and 2-1 WHEREAS, In 1985, he was appointed to the Federal Council 2-2 on Aging, which oversees federal grants to states for programs 2-3 that help elderly people; and 2-4 WHEREAS, Mr. Bobbitt served on the boards of directors 2-5 of several different civic organizations, including the Young 2-6 Men's Christian Association, the Better Business Bureau, and the 2-7 American Heart Association; he was also the vice-chairman of the 2-8 City of Austin Planning Commission; and 2-9 WHEREAS, He was a trustee for several years on the board 2-10 of directors of the Educational Foundation of American Women in 2-11 Radio and Television, a group that promoted the hiring of women 2-12 in the broadcasting industry; and 2-13 WHEREAS, He was married to Rebekah Johnson in 1940; when 2-14 she died in 1978, he established an endowment that sponsors the 2-15 Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry awarded by the 2-16 Library of Congress; and 2-17 WHEREAS, Mr. Bobbitt's wise counsel and good judgment will 2-18 be greatly missed and remembered with gratitude by those who lived 2-19 and worked with him; this distinguished gentleman's varied and 2-20 notable achievements contributed to the development and progress 2-21 of his community and his city; now, therefore, be it 2-22 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-23 74th Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the 2-24 members of his family: his son, Philip Chase Bobbitt; his sister, 2-25 Mrs. C. C. Moore; and his brother, Everett C. Nix; and, be it 3-1 further 3-2 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the 3-3 members of his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the 3-4 Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so 3-5 in memory of Oscar Price "Bob" Bobbitt. 3-6 ______________________________________ 3-7 President of the Senate 3-8 I hereby certify that the above 3-9 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 3-10 on January 16, 1995, by a rising vote. 3-11 ______________________________________ 3-12 Secretary of the Senate 3-13 ______________________________________ 3-14 Member, Texas Senate