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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Citizens of Aransas County are mourning the loss of |
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longtime public servant Robert Owen Hewes of Fulton, who passed |
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away on April 22, 2011, at the age of 82; and |
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WHEREAS, Bob Hewes was born in Tilton, Illinois, on September |
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5, 1928, to Harley and Hettie Hewes; answering his nation's call to |
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duty, he served as a military police officer in both the U.S. Navy |
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and the U.S. Air Force and was eventually posted to a radar station |
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in Aransas County; and |
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WHEREAS, Following his discharge from the air force, Mr. |
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Hewes began a career in civilian law enforcement that included |
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positions as a patrol officer for the Aransas Pass Police |
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Department, a deputy sheriff for Aransas County, and chief of |
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police for Rockport; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hewes won election as Aransas County sheriff in |
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1967, and he held that post for a quarter of a century; despite his |
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Midwestern roots, he became the quintessential Texas sheriff, |
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wearing a Stetson hat and staring down felons while he chewed on his |
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cigar; he was named Sheriff of the Year in 1991 by the Sheriffs' |
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Association of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, During his career, Sheriff Hewes made a special |
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effort to help young people in need; he founded the Aransas County |
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Sheriff Explorer post and the local Toys for Tots program, and he |
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was a leader in the Aransas County Youth Support Center; he also |
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shared his time and talents with the Salvation Army, Aransas County |
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Crime Stoppers, and Fulton Neighborhood Watch; and |
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WHEREAS, In the early 2000s, Mr. Hewes returned to public |
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service as a Fulton City Council member, and he was serving as mayor |
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pro tem at the time of his death; through the years, he further |
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distinguished himself as a member of the Fulton Volunteer Fire |
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Department and the Stewart Wendell VFW Post No. 3904 and as chaplain |
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of the Sheriffs' Association of Texas; he was also a member of the |
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First Baptist Church in Rockport and the Fulton Community Church; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed gentleman was supported in his |
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endeavors by his wife, Lynn Hewes, and he was the father of five |
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children, Robert Miller, Ronald Hewes, Rachael Harryman, Roberta |
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Hewes, and the late Roxanne Smith; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Bob Hewes will be deeply missed, he leaves |
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behind a legacy of service and accomplishment that will continue to |
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inspire all those who knew and loved him; 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 life of Robert Owen Hewes and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Lynn Hewes; to his sons, Robert B. Miller and his wife, |
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Rhetta, and Ronald Owen Hewes; to his daughters, Rachael Harryman |
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and her husband, Terry, and Roberta LeAnn Hewes; to his brother, |
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Wayne Hewes; to his sister, Sandra Shaw, and her husband, Charles; |
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to his granddaughters, Tiffany Miller, Amber Hewes, Lauren Miller, |
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Lynndsey Smith, and Sarah Smith; to his great-grandsons, Blake |
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Miller and Mason Miller Hewes; and to his other relatives and |
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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 Bob Hewes. |
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Hunter |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2044 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 26, 2011. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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