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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of Robert W. Woolsey of Corpus Christi, who passed away on March 28, |
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2013, at the age of 85; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of V. G. and Elouise Woolsey, Bob Woolsey was |
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born on March 7, 1928, and graduated from Corpus Christi High School |
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in 1945; he attended Del Mar College, and he earned his bachelor's |
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and juris doctor degrees from Southern Methodist University, where |
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he was a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity and wrote for the law |
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journal; following his graduation from law school, he joined the |
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firm of Kleberg, Mobley, Lockett & Weil in Corpus Christi; and |
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WHEREAS, Answering his country's call to duty, Mr. Woolsey |
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joined the United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps and |
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served in Korea and Okinawa, Japan, as a first lieutenant; in 1954, |
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he resumed his civilian career, specializing in admiralty and |
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maritime law, and continued his practice until his retirement in |
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1996; active in his professional community, he was a proctor member |
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of the Maritime Law Association of the United States and a member of |
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the Federation of Insurance Counsel; and |
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WHEREAS, A lifelong congregant of the First United Methodist |
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Church in Corpus Christi, Mr. Woolsey sang in its choir for 65 |
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years, taught music in all of the adult Sunday school classes, and |
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held leadership positions on many boards and committees; in |
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addition to his involvement at the local level, he served the |
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Southwest Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church as a |
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member of the board of pensions, the council on finance and |
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administration, and the board of trustees; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Bob Woolsey will be deeply missed, |
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cherished memories of time spent in his company will long endure in |
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the hearts of all those who had the good fortune to know him; now, |
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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 life of Robert W. Woolsey and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Wyona Lange Woolsey; to his children, R. Michael Woolsey and Susan |
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Kavanaugh; to his stepson, Jerry Ellison, Sr.; to his four |
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grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; and to his other |
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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 Bob |
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Woolsey. |