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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of Overton lost a beloved neighbor and a |
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dedicated civic leader on March 18, 2009, with the passing of Mayor |
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Robert Lee Young at the age of 67; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of M. Pete and Pauline Gill Young, Robert |
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Young was born on November 4, 1941, in Henderson and was raised in |
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East Texas; he went on to graduate from Overton High School, and he |
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married the former Lana Laughlin in 1961; for more than three |
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decades, he was employed by the U.S. Postal Service, and he retired |
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as the Overton postmaster in 1997; and |
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WHEREAS, After serving for eight years on the Overton City |
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Council, Mr. Young was elected mayor in 2005, and at the time of his |
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passing he was in his second term of office; this esteemed Texan had |
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also been president of the Overton School Board, and he was active |
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in the Overton-New London Chamber of Commerce, which selected him |
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as its Citizen of the Year in 2008; in addition, Mayor Young was |
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honored with the State of Texas Outstanding Public Service Award; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Involved in a number of local organizations, Mayor |
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Young shared his time and talents with the Overton Golf |
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Association, the Overton Cemetery Association, the Texas |
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Association of Sports Officials, and the Circle Eight Square Dance |
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Club, which he helped organize, and he was a former deacon at the |
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First Baptist Church; and |
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WHEREAS, With a strong commitment to his community, Robert |
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Young enhanced the lives of countless individuals, and he will |
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forever be treasured in the hearts of all those who were fortunate |
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enough to know him; 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 memory of Robert Lee Young and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Lana Young; to his daughters, Robbi and her husband, Mark Carnes, |
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Nickie and her husband, Johnny Rhea, and Jennifer and her husband, |
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Keith LaRue; to his brothers, Willard and Dudley Young; to his |
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grandchildren, Kyle and Amanda Osburn, Stephen Bearden, Drake and |
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Caden Plunkett, and Carissa Magras; to his great-grandchildren, |
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Sydni Kyle Vaughn and Jesse Magras; and to his other relatives and |
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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 Mayor |
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Robert Lee Young. |
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Hopson |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1234 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on April 16, 2009. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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