By Telford                                             H.R. No. 471
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                                 R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, The family and  many friends of the Honorable Robert
 1-2     W. Bass were greatly saddened by his passing on June 28, 1998, at
 1-3     the age of 76, and we join them in mourning the loss of this
 1-4     notable Texan; and
 1-5           WHEREAS, Born in 1926 in the town of Hutchins, Mr. Bass was
 1-6     elected as a member of the Texas House of Representatives in 1961,
 1-7     as a  Democrat from Bowie County, and served until 1969; and
 1-8           WHEREAS, During his three terms as a member he served on
 1-9     various committees, addressing issues such as aeronautics,
1-10     conservation, school districts, traffic, public lands, and
1-11     livestock; he was the vice chairman of the Banks and Banking
1-12     Committee in 1967; and
1-13           WHEREAS, Mr. Bass is remembered for his love of the rural
1-14     communities that he represented and for his support of converting
1-15     the two-year college in Texarkana into a four-year school; when he
1-16     left the legislature in 1968, he returned to his time-honored
1-17     profession of ranching; Mr. Bass owned and operated the 1,700-acre
1-18     B&S Ranch outside of De Kalb for more than 32 years; and
1-19           WHEREAS, In 1988, Mr. and Mrs. Bass moved to Hurst to be near
1-20     their daughter and grandchildren; Mr. Bass was a member of the
1-21     First Baptist Church and also the Hutchins Cemetery Association;
1-22     and
1-23           WHEREAS, Throughout the course of his lifetime, Robert W.
1-24     Bass was known as a rancher of ability and integrity, an
 2-1     enthusiastic and dedicated public servant, and an asset to his
 2-2     community; though he is deeply missed, his spirit surely lives on
 2-3     in the hearts and minds of the many whose lives he touched; now,
 2-4     therefore, be it
 2-5           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th
 2-6     Legislature of the State of Texas hereby pay tribute to the life of
 2-7     Robert W. Bass and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his
 2-8     family and to his many friends; and, be it further
 2-9           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-10     prepared for his family and that when the Texas House  of
2-11     Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in the memory of the
2-12     Honorable Robert W. Bass.