H.R. No. 36
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The family and friends of Robert Earl Barfield of
Pasadena were deeply saddened by the passing of this notable Texan
on May 26, 2002, at the age of 83; and
WHEREAS, Born on February 13, 1919, in Brunson, Mr. Barfield
attended college at Sam Houston State University, where he lettered
in track, tennis, basketball, and football; graduating in 1940, he
subsequently earned a master of education degree from the
University of Houston; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Barfield began his coaching career at Cedar
Bayou and later held positions in Corrigan, Rosenberg, and Robstown
before he left to enter the United States military; and
WHEREAS, After serving his country, Mr. Barfield returned to
Cedar Bayou for seven years and led his team to five straight
district football titles; he joined the staff at Baylor University
in 1954 and was working as backfield coach when the Bears upset a
previously undefeated Tennessee team in the Sugar Bowl in 1957; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Barfield then settled in Pasadena, where he
coached the Pasadena High School football team for 15 years; in his
first year, he took the Eagles to the state finals, beginning a
tradition of success for which he is known to this day; this revered
coach concluded his career as assistant athletic director of the
Pasadena Independent School District (ISD), a position from which
he retired in 1977; and
WHEREAS, Throughout his lifetime, Coach Barfield received
myriad accolades; in 1965 he was chosen to lead the South Football
All-Stars, and in 1994 he was inducted into the Texas High School
Coaches Association Hall of Honor; a notable college athlete
himself, Mr. Barfield was also inducted into the Sam Houston State
University Hall of Honor and chosen to serve as president of the
Letterman's Association; and
WHEREAS, Perhaps his greatest public honor came in 1998, when
the Pasadena ISD recognized his exemplary standards as an educator,
coach, and gentleman with the dedication of the Robert E. Barfield
Sports Complex; and
WHEREAS, In addition to his professional success, Mr.
Barfield was a devoted husband, caring father and grandfather, and
valued citizen in his community; a Rotary Club member for many years
and a Paul Harris Fellow, he made many worthwhile contributions
while serving on the club's board of directors; and
WHEREAS, Admired for his personal integrity, dedication to
education, and excellence in coaching, Mr. Barfield will be greatly
missed but fondly remembered, and his spirit will long live on in
the hearts of the family, friends, and countless former students
whose lives he so deeply touched; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature hereby honor the memory of Robert Earl Barfield and
extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife
of 61 years, Emma Marie Brame Barfield; to his sons and
daughters-in-law, Danny and Diane Barfield and Gary and Sharon
Barfield; to his grandchildren, Tiffany Barfield, Derek Barfield,
and Robert Barfield and his wife, Jennifer; to his brothers and
their wives, Harold and Mattie Mae Barfield, Billy Ray and Jean
Barfield, Curtis and Cecile Barfield, and Hinson and Andrea
Barfield; to his brother-in-law, Dr. Jim Bob Brame and his wife,
Holly; to his numerous nieces and nephews; and to his other
relatives and many friends; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas House
of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Robert
Earl Barfield.
Talton
Craddick
Giddings
Merritt
Allen
Goodman
Miller
Alonzo
Goolsby
Moreno of Harris
Bailey
Griggs
Moreno of El Paso
Baxter
Grusendorf
Morrison
Berman
Guillen
Mowery
Bohac
Gutierrez
Naishtat
Bonnen
Haggerty
Nixon
Branch
Hamilton
Noriega
Brown of Kaufman
Hamric
Oliveira
Brown of Brazos
Hardcastle
Olivo
Burnam
Harper-Brown
Paxton
Callegari
Hartnett
Pena
Campbell
Heflin
Phillips
Canales
Hegar
Pickett
Capelo
Hilderbran
Pitts
Casteel
Hill
Puente
Castro
Hochberg
Quintanilla
Chavez
Hodge
Rangel
Chisum
Homer
Raymond
Christian
Hope
Reyna
Coleman
Hopson
Riddle
Cook of Navarro
Howard
Ritter
Cook of Colorado
Hughes
Rodriguez
Corte
Hunter
Rose
Crabb
Hupp
Seaman
Crownover
Isett
Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Harris
Jones of Lubbock
Smith of Harris
Davis of Dallas
Jones of Bexar
Smithee
Dawson
Jones of Dallas
Solis
Delisi
Keel
Solomons
Denny
Keffer of Dallas
Stick
Deshotel
Keffer of Eastland
Swinford
Driver
King
Talton
Dukes
Kolkhorst
Taylor
Dunnam
Krusee
Telford
Dutton
Kuempel
Thompson
Edwards
Laney
Truitt
Eiland
Laubenberg
Turner
Eissler
Lewis
Uresti
Elkins
Luna
Van Arsdale
Ellis
Mabry
Villarreal
Farabee
Madden
West
Farrar
Marchant
Wilson
Flores
Martinez Fischer
Wise
Flynn
McCall
Wohlgemuth
Gallego
McClendon
Wolens
Garza
McReynolds
Wong
Gattis
Menendez
Woolley
Geren
Mercer
Zedler
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 36 was unanimously adopted by a rising
vote of the House on March 12, 2003.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House