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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The death of Robert Mueller of Taylor on September |
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6, 2008, at the age of 69, brought great sadness to his family, |
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friends, and many admirers across the Lone Star State and beyond; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Born in 1939, Mr. Mueller began working in his |
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father's grocery store in Taylor at the age of eight; in 1949, his |
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father opened Louie Mueller Barbecue, which moved to its present |
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location on Second Street a decade later; and |
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WHEREAS, The captain of his high school football and track |
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teams, Bobby Mueller graduated in 1957 and entered Texas Christian |
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University; he joined the U.S. Army in 1963 and served in Korea |
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before returning to Taylor two years later to work for the family |
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business; and |
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WHEREAS, When his father retired in 1974, Bobby Mueller took |
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over the restaurant, and during the next 30 years he turned it into |
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a Texas culinary legend; often rising at four in the morning to |
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prepare the day's meats and side dishes from scratch, he regularly |
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worked a 90-hour week; at one point he calculated that he had spent |
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more than 160,000 hours at the restaurant; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Mueller's dedication to the art of barbecue |
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earned him nationwide recognition; in Texas Monthly's annual |
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statewide ranking of barbecue establishments, Louie Mueller |
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Barbecue placed in the top five on three different occasions; |
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moreover, in 2006, the restaurant won the prestigious James Beard |
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Foundation Award; and |
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WHEREAS, Bobby Mueller helped build his family's business |
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into an iconic landmark; though he appreciated the many accolades |
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his restaurant garnered, this hardworking and humble Texan took |
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even greater pleasure in the approval he received from thousands of |
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customers over the years; he also found immense pleasure in |
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spending time with his loved ones, especially his four |
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grandchildren, and he has left behind a legacy to treasure for all |
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those who held him dear; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Robert Mueller and |
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extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Patricia; to his children, Wayne, John, and LeAnn; to his |
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grandchildren, Robert, Johnson, Andrew, and Erica; and to his other |
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relatives and friends; 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 Bobby |
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Mueller. |