H.C.R. No. 62
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The certain knowledge of a life well lived tempers
the profound sadness felt after the passing of Dr. Edmund Whetstone
Robb, Jr., of Marshall; and
WHEREAS, Born September 14, 1926, in Marshall, Dr. Robb
attended Lon Morris College, Centenary College, and East Texas
Baptist University and proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Robb was called to the ministry as a young man,
and for more than five decades he dedicated himself to sharing the
love of Jesus Christ with others at home and around the globe; and
WHEREAS, Admired as a visionary leader, he helped guide the
Mission Society for United Methodists, the Confessing Movement, and
Good News, which he served as chairman; in addition, he founded both
A Foundation for Theological Education and the Institute for
Religion and Democracy, and he was a life trustee of Asbury
Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky, which awarded him an
honorary doctor of theology degree; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Robb played a vital role in a number of
organizations in the wider community as well, serving as president
of the Marshall Rotary Club and as a member of the Citizens Advisory
Council, the Harrison County Historical Museum, Friends of the
Library, and the Marshall Chamber of Commerce; and
WHEREAS, The recipient of numerous accolades, he was one of
40 Methodist leaders honored for outstanding achievement in
Christian evangelism in 1989; he also earned the Denman Evangelism
Award from the Foundation for Evangelism in 1996 and received the
Institute on Religion and Democracy's Church Reform Award in 2001;
and
WHEREAS, This gifted communicator appeared on a host of
national television programs, served as an election observer for
the U.S. State Department during the first democratic elections in
El Salvador, and authored several books, including Gold Medallion
winner Betrayal of the Church; and
WHEREAS, Few individuals have had such a profound and lasting
impact in the Christian community, and Ed Robb will long be
remembered for his exemplary leadership and his unwavering faith;
although his death has left a void in the lives of those who knew and
loved him, his family and friends can take comfort in the knowledge
that he is enjoying the presence of the Lord he faithfully served
and that his deeds have had a positive and lasting effect on those
who remain to continue his work; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 79th Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby honor the life of Dr. Edmund Whetstone Robb, Jr., and extend
deepest sympathy to his family: to his beloved wife of 57 years,
Martha Hegler Robb; to his children, Julia Robb, Edmund W. Robb III,
Laurie Hubert, Sarah Purcell, and James Robb; to his 12
grandchildren; to his four great-grandchildren; to his sisters,
Rose Joyce Steuer and Alice Clegg; 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 and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory
of Edmund Whetstone Robb, Jr.
Hughes
Craddick Geren Menendez
Allen of Harris Giddings Merritt
Allen of Dallas Gonzales Miller
Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Moreno of Harris
Anchia Goodman Moreno of El Paso
Anderson Goolsby Morrison
Bailey Griggs Mowery
Baxter Grusendorf Naishtat
Berman Guillen Nixon
Blake Haggerty Noriega
Bohac Hamilton Oliveira
Bonnen Hamric Olivo
Branch Hardcastle Orr
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Otto
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Paxton
Burnam Hegar Pena
Callegari Herrero Phillips
Campbell Hilderbran Pickett
Casteel Hill Pitts
Castro Hochberg Puente
Chavez Hodge Quintanilla
Chisum Homer Raymond
Coleman Hope Reyna
Cook of Navarro Hopson Riddle
Cook of Colorado Howard Ritter
Corte Hughes Rodriguez
Crabb Hunter Rose
Crownover Hupp Seaman
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas Jackson Smith of Harris
Dawson Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solis
Denny Keel Solomons
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Strama
Driver Keffer of Eastland Straus
Dukes King of Parker Swinford
Dunnam King of Zavala Talton
Dutton Kolkhorst Taylor
Edwards Krusee Thompson
Eiland Kuempel Truitt
Eissler Laney Turner
Elkins Laubenberg Uresti
Escobar Leibowitz Van Arsdale
Farabee Luna Veasey
Farrar Madden Villarreal
Flores Martinez Vo
Flynn Martinez Fischer West
Frost McCall Wong
Gallego McClendon Woolley
Gattis McReynolds Zedler
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 62 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on February 24, 2005.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 62 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the Senate on April 13, 2005.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor