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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Honorable Larry Robertson, who served as mayor |
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of Quitman for a decade, passed away on February 21, 2013, leaving |
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behind a legacy that will continue to resonate in the community for |
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years to come; and |
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WHEREAS, Larry Robertson was born on September 27, 1948, in |
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Dallas to Frank and Bobbie Douglas Robertson; he spent 18 years in |
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law enforcement, working for the Arlington Police Department, the |
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Wood County Sheriff's Office, the Upshur County Sheriff's Office, |
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and the Sulphur Springs Police Department, before embarking on a |
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career in automobile sales; he served as the sales manager at a Ford |
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dealership and then opened Larry Robertson's Auto Sales in Quitman, |
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which he operated for 17 years; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1990, Mr. Robertson was elected as an alderman on |
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the Quitman City Council, and in 1997, he served the city as mayor |
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pro tem; he went on to become mayor later that year, and during his |
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tenure, he made area parks among his top priorities; when the state |
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ceased funding for what was then Governor Jim Hogg State Park, he |
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secured the land for the city, and he played a key role in the |
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development and construction of Heritage Youth Sports Park and the |
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municipal swimming pool; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Robertson also helped to found the Quitman |
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Heritage Foundation, and he was a charter member of the local |
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Kiwanis Club; in addition, he served on the board of the Wood County |
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Industrial Commission; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Robertson enjoyed the |
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love and support of his wife, Marilyn Robertson, and he took pride |
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in his son, Gordon, his daughters, Leslie and Lori, and his six |
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grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Larry Robertson built a life that was rich in |
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family, friends, and accomplishments, and he will be fondly |
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remembered and deeply missed; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Larry Robertson and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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parents, Frank and Bobbie Robertson; to his wife, Marilyn |
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Robertson; to his son, Gordon Shockley; to his daughters, Leslie |
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Sperling and her husband, Clint, and Lori McCombie; to his brother, |
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David Robertson, and his wife, Lisa; to his sister, Carolyn |
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Landers, and her husband, John; to his grandchildren, Gabe, Keegan, |
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and Chloe McCombie, Helen and Andie Sperling, and Maya Herrera; and |
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to his other relatives 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 Larry |
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Robertson. |
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Hughes |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1343 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on April 17, 2013. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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