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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful endeavor drew to |
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a close when Charles Edward Grubbs of Willis passed away on October |
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3, 2009, at the age of 77; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on January 9, 1932, in Jean, Charles Grubbs was |
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the son of Charles and Lena Grubbs and the brother of Inez, Nora, |
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Raymond, Don, Sandy, and Leroy; answering his country's call to |
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duty, he joined the United States Air Force and served his country |
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during the Korean War; he ultimately spent 13 years in the military |
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before returning to civilian life; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Grubbs subsequently enjoyed a three-decade-long |
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career with Brown & Root as an executive pilot; following his |
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retirement, he and his wife, Barbara, moved to Willis, near Lake |
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Conroe, where he employed his carpentry skills in remodeling homes |
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and working on various building projects for his family and |
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friends; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Grubbs was the father of three children, Donald |
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Ray, Cathy, and Vickie, and through the years, his family grew to |
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include four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and one |
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great-great-grandchild; and |
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WHEREAS, Charles Grubbs enjoyed a life that was rich in the |
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intangibles that matter most, and he is deeply missed by all those |
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who held him dear; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Charles Edward |
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Grubbs and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to |
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his wife, Barbara Gaeke Grubbs; to his daughters and sons-in-law, |
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Cathy and Bruce French and Vickie and Chip Williams; to his sister |
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and her husband, Inez and Hank Bramlett; and to his other relatives |
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and 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 Charles |
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Grubbs. |