82R23652 JBA-D
 
  By: Anchia H.R. No. 1610
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the
  death of Isaac Field Roebuck, Jr., of Dallas on April 15, 2011, at
  the age of 80; and
         WHEREAS, Born in Graham on September 6, 1930, Field Roebuck
  earned his diploma from Graham High School in 1948; he attended The
  University of Texas at Austin, where he graduated summa cum laude,
  receiving both his bachelor's and master's degrees in petroleum
  engineering; possessing a gift for music, he was a drum major in his
  high school band and a member of the Longhorn Band at UT, serving as
  its president in 1951 and 1952; he also helped pay his way through
  college by playing tenor saxophone and clarinet for dance bands in
  the Austin area; and
         WHEREAS, In 1957, Mr. Roebuck married the former Joan
  Gerhardt, and they enjoyed a rewarding relationship that spanned
  more than 50 years and were blessed with a daughter, Sue Ellen; and
         WHEREAS, After his graduation from UT, Mr. Roebuck joined the
  petroleum engineering faculty at the school and also became a
  registered professional engineer; he later served as the vice
  president of overseas exploration for Core Laboratories and vice
  president and general manager of Engineering Numerics Corporation;
  in addition, he was president of his own independent engineering
  and geological consulting company, Roebuck Associates; and
         WHEREAS, Listed in Who's Who in the Southwest, Who's Who in
  Science and Engineering, and American Men and Women of Science, Mr.
  Roebuck was a member of the Society of Independent Professional
  Earth Scientists, the Society of Petroleum Engineers, and the
  American Association of Petroleum Geologists; he shared his
  professional expertise as an adjunct professor of geological
  sciences at Southern Methodist University and authored 35
  scientific papers; and
         WHEREAS, Mr. Roebuck was a dedicated organic gardener and
  rosarian; as a freelance writer and photographer, he contributed
  gardening articles to the Dallas Morning News and other
  publications and authored the books Foolproof Guide to Growing
  Roses and Complete Roses: Featuring 100 Easy-Growing Favorites; he
  was a member of the Garden Writers Association and the Western
  Writers of America; and
         WHEREAS, A past president of the First Men's Garden Club of
  Dallas, Mr. Roebuck also belonged to the Dallas Area Historical
  Rose Society, and a rose called the Field Roebuck was released to
  honor his service to those two groups; in addition, he was a member
  of the Heritage Rose Society, the Heritage Rose Foundation, the
  Texas Botanical Garden Society, the Royal Horticultural Society,
  and the Seeds of Texas Seed Exchange; and
         WHEREAS, Field Roebuck was an admired individual who excelled
  in a wide variety of pursuits, and he will be fondly remembered and
  deeply missed by all who were privileged to know him; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
  Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Isaac Field Roebuck,
  Jr., and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to
  his wife, Joan Roebuck; to his daughter, Sue Ellen Roebuck; to his
  first cousin, John Rawlins Gilliland; to his nieces and nephews,
  Diana Lynn Welsch, Mark Alan Welsch, Kim Hinson Goodwyn, Stanley
  Rawlins Hinson, Eric Foster Hinson, and Andrew Roebuck Hinson; and
  to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
  Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Field
  Roebuck.