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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 115
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In Memory |
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of |
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Robert Dean Smith |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of Bastrop in mourning the loss of the Reverend Robert |
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Dean Smith, who died June 11, 2013, at the age of 78; and |
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WHEREAS, R. D. Smith was born on August 6, 1934, in Hope, |
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Arkansas, to George and Lillie Mae Smith; he served the nation |
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with distinction in the United States Air Force; he married his |
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wife, Gwendolyn, in 1964, and the couple raised five children; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, After his military service, he attended the Tyler |
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Barber College, and in 1966, he became a master barber; he later |
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went to work with the Federal Bureau of Prisons in El Reno, |
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Oklahoma, where he enjoyed a long and successful career; and |
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WHEREAS, He entered the ministry in 1970 and served as |
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pastor to several churches in Oklahoma before moving with his |
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family to Bastrop, where he began his employment at the Bastrop |
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Federal Correctional Institute and became pastor of Mount |
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Pleasant Baptist Church; in 1987, he accepted the call to become |
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pastor of Mount Rose Baptist Church, where he was much loved by |
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the congregation and served with dedication for the remainder of |
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his life; and |
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WHEREAS, Reverend Smith was active in his community and |
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served as chaplain for the Bastrop Police Department and as |
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chairman of the board of the city's emergency food and shelter |
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program; he regularly attended many city council meetings and |
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National Night Out gatherings; and |
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WHEREAS, A man of courage, strength, and integrity, he gave |
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unselfishly to others, and his wisdom, warmth, and valued counsel |
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will not be forgotten; and |
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WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband, father, and |
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grandfather, and he leaves behind memories that will be treasured |
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forever by his family and countless friends; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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83rd Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby extend sincere |
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condolences to the bereaved family of the Reverend Robert Dean |
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Smith; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the |
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Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do |
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so in memory of Reverend R. D. Smith. |
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Watson |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on June 24, 2013, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |