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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Lloyd Jefferson Roberts, Jr., of Edinburg, an |
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admired community leader and exemplary businessman, passed away on |
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March 8, 2008, at the age of 91; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Tyler in 1916, "Bob" Roberts graduated from |
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Edinburg public schools and Edinburg Junior College before earning |
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a bachelor of business administration degree from The University of |
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Texas at Austin; he went on to serve his country as a member of the |
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U.S. Army during World War II, attaining the rank of major, and he |
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later served as a member of both the U.S. Army Cavalry and the |
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Adjutant Generals Corps; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1947, Mr. Roberts went to work as general manager |
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of his family's car dealership, the Standard Motor Company, which |
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he later renamed Roberts Chevrolet; through the years, he was known |
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as a fair and friendly businessman whose employees remained with |
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him for decades, and he had the pleasure of working alongside |
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several family members, including his brother, Harry; he was |
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honored in 1997 as a 50-year Chevrolet dealer by the Texas |
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Automobile Dealers Association and retired some years later at the |
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age of 85; and |
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WHEREAS, Devoted to his community, this esteemed Texan |
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further distinguished himself through his leadership in the |
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Edinburg Kiwanis Club, the Edinburg Chamber of Commerce, and the |
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Rio Grande Council of the Boy Scouts of America; in addition, he |
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shared his expertise with the urban renewal board of Edinburg, the |
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board of the Hidalgo County Road District, and the board of Hidalgo |
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Savings and Loan, which he served for nearly two decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Roberts counted among his favorite pastimes |
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hunting, fishing, traveling, gardening, photography, and |
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astronomy, and he enjoyed music ranging from opera to country; |
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moreover, he was passionate about the landscape of South Texas and |
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delighted in taking long drives in the country; in all of his |
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endeavors, he was supported by his wife, Jo, with whom he shared |
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more than half a century; and |
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WHEREAS, Bob Roberts was a man of character, generosity, and |
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enthusiasm who made a lasting and positive difference to the |
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Edinburg community and to a wide circle of family, friends, |
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associates, and employees, and he will be remembered with great |
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affection and admiration by all those whose lives he touched; 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 Lloyd Jefferson "Bob" |
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Roberts, Jr., and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Jo Lynge Roberts; to his daughter, Cynthia |
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Roberts; to his sons, Kip Roberts and Mitchell Roberts and his wife, |
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Paula; to his granddaughters, Jenna and Lana Roberts; to his |
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brother, Harry Roberts; to his brother-in-law, Ed Lynge and his |
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wife, Jane; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it |
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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 Lloyd |
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Jefferson "Bob" Roberts, Jr. |
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Peña |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 655 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 12, 2009. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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