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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times and |
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meaningful accomplishments remain to comfort the loved ones of |
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Phillip Gil Roberts, who passed away on February 20, 2008, at the |
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age of 48; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Roberts was born on September 19, 1959, to Leon |
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and Quincy Roberts; one of nine children, he shared a special bond |
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with his twin sister, Phyllis; and |
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WHEREAS, After graduating from Sam Houston High School in San |
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Antonio in 1978, Mr. Roberts attended Johnson's Beauty College; he |
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began his career the following year, and through the decades this |
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master stylist served many clients at salons in both San Antonio and |
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Dallas and had the opportunity to show off his skills |
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internationally; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Roberts worked with some of the top black hair |
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care manufacturers in the 1980s and 1990s, and in 2000, he became |
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part of the Luster Products Company design team; and |
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WHEREAS, Devoted to his faith, Mr. Roberts was a member of |
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Concord Missionary Baptist Church in Dallas and a faithful visitor |
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of New Creation Christian Fellowship in San Antonio; he loved to |
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sing and was at one time a member of the Donald Belford Chorale; and |
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WHEREAS, Phillip Roberts built a life that was rich in |
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friends and family, and while he will be deeply missed, he will |
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always be remembered with great admiration and affection; now, |
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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 Phillip Gil Roberts |
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and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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mother, Quincy M. Roberts; to his sisters, Alice Bennett and her |
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husband, Mack, Brenda Burnley and her husband, Olester, Toy Pinnix |
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and her husband, Robert, Tony Roberts, and Phyllis Boone and her |
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husband, Donald; to his brother, Anthony Roberts; and to his other |
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relatives and many 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 Phillip Gil |
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Roberts. |
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Gonzales |
Miller of Comal |
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| Anchia |
Gonzalez Toureilles |
Miller of Erath |
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Gutierrez |
Morrison |
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Harper-Brown |
Ortiz, Jr. |
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Hartnett |
Otto |
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| Brown of Brazos |
Heflin |
Parker |
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| Callegari |
Hilderbran |
Peña |
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| Cohen |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Quintanilla |
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| Coleman |
Howard of Travis |
Raymond |
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| Craddick |
Jackson |
Rodriguez |
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| Crownover |
Keffer |
Sheffield |
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| Davis of Harris |
King of Parker |
Smith of Tarrant |
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| Davis of Dallas |
King of Taylor |
Smith of Harris |
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| Deshotel |
King of Zavala |
Smithee |
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| Driver |
Kleinschmidt |
Solomons |
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| Eiland |
Leibowitz |
Thompson |
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| Elkins |
Lucio III |
Turner of Tarrant |
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| England |
Madden |
Turner of Harris |
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| Farias |
Mallory Caraway |
Veasey |
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| Farrar |
Marquez |
Villarreal |
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| Flores |
Martinez Fischer |
Walle |
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McReynolds |
Zerwas |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 425 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on February 26, 2009. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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