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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The state of Texas has lost a deeply respected |
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artist and professor with the passing of Robert Charles Hext on |
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February 11, 2007, at the age of 58; and |
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WHEREAS, Born and raised in Canada, Bob Hext came to Texas to |
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attend Stephen F. Austin State University, earning his B.S., M.A., |
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and M.F.A. degrees there; he was hired as an instructor at Sul Ross |
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State University in 1974 and rose through the faculty ranks to |
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become chair of the art department in 1989; and |
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WHEREAS, Listed in Who's Who Among America's Teachers, this |
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dedicated professor believed in exploring the world beyond the four |
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walls of a classroom and, to that end, led his students on art tours |
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through West Texas and Europe; moreover, he was an international |
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expert in the field of Paleolithic cave art in Northern Spain and |
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fought to preserve regional rock art for future generations; and |
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WHEREAS, A gifted sculptor, Mr. Hext worked primarily with |
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wood, but he was also known for the metal "cowboy" sculptures that |
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grace various locations throughout Alpine, including the front of |
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the city's chamber of commerce office; and |
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WHEREAS, Bob Hext was a man of tremendous talent who |
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distinguished himself as an artist, an international scholar, and |
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an innovative professor at Sul Ross, and his remarkable life is |
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indeed worthy of praise; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Robert Charles Hext |
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and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Kristi Hext; to his daughters, Ashley Baker and her husband, |
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Will, and Andrea Rudolph and her husband, Mike; to his |
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grandchildren, Berkley and Fisher Baker; to his brother, Phil Love; |
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and to all who mourn the passing of this esteemed artist and |
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educator; and, be it 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 Robert |
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Charles Hext. |