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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The passing of Danny Ray Robertson of Midland on |
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December 12, 2008, at the age of 59, has deeply saddened the family |
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and friends of this esteemed Texan; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of T. Ray and Sylvia Martin Robertson, Dan |
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Robertson was born on April 17, 1949, in Perryton, and he was raised |
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in Spearman; after graduating from Spearman High School in 1967, he |
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attended West Texas A&M University and later The University of |
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Texas at Austin; Mr. Robertson married the former Donna Freeland on |
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July 31, 1971, while they were both completing their studies at UT, |
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and in 1976, he graduated with honors, earning a bachelor's degree |
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in government; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Robertson worked on various political |
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campaigns, and he was on the staff of Congressman Bob Krueger before |
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joining Atlantic Richfield Company, known as ARCO, in 1979; he went |
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on to hold numerous executive positions within the company, |
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including director of government affairs; during this time, he and |
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his young family lived in both Houston and Dallas, but they |
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eventually settled in Midland, where Mr. Robertson became president |
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of 180 Petroleum; he was also an investor and a consultant within |
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the oil and gas industry; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in numerous organizations, Mr. Robertson |
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served as director of the Texas Lyceum, and he was involved in the |
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Permian Basin Petroleum Association, the Texas Alliance of Energy |
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Producers, the Petroleum Club of Midland, and the Permian Basin |
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Workforce Development Board; he was also a longtime participant on |
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the legislative committee of the Texas Oil and Gas Association, and |
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he was the editor of the Oil Report for the Midland |
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Reporter-Telegram; in addition, Mr. Robertson was on the Midland |
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Wildcat Committee and the board of the Midland Community Concerts |
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Association, and he was a dedicated supporter of the Permian Basin |
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Petroleum Museum and the Save the Girls collection at the American |
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Airpower Heritage Museum; and |
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WHEREAS, Committed to his profession and his community, Dan |
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Robertson touched the lives of countless individuals, and he will |
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be greatly missed by all those who were privileged to know him; 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 memory of Danny Ray Robertson |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Donna Freeland Robertson; to his sons, Duncan Robertson and |
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his wife, Stephanie, and Stephen Robertson and his wife, Leah; to |
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his sister, Brenda Annen and her husband, Claude; to his aunt, Sybil |
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Miller and her husband, Billy; to his sister-in-law, Peggy Betz and |
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her husband, Dennis; to his nieces and nephews; 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 Dan |
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Robertson. |