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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Robert Ray Lawson of Marshall on February 17, 2015, at |
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the age of 90; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Ovilla on July 30, 1924, to William and Bunk |
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Lawson, Robert Lawson grew up on a farm with his seven siblings |
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during the Great Depression; he graduated from Midlothian High |
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School in 1941 and was drafted into the U.S. Army during World War |
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II, serving as a member of the Army Medical Corps in the Pacific |
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theater; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Lawson returned to the United States and met the |
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love of his life, Mona, and they were joined in matrimony in 1947; |
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the couple enjoyed more than 60 years of marriage, and together they |
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became the proud and devoted parents of their son, David; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan cofounded the Mar-Tex Glass |
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Company in 1952, and he played an instrumental role in the firm's |
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success over more than four decades of operation; and |
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WHEREAS, An active member of First United Methodist Church, |
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Mr. Lawson also shared his time and talents with numerous other |
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organizations in his community, including the Marshall Optimist |
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Club, the Marshall Rotary Club, and the Marshall Chamber of |
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Commerce; he was a chair of the Marshall Independent School |
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District School Board for many years and a board member of the |
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Region VII Education Service Center, Peoples State Bank, and the |
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Harrison Central Appraisal District; in recognition of his |
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exceptional work, he was named Outstanding Citizen of Marshall in |
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2004, and he was the recipient of an honorary lifetime membership |
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from the Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Robert Lawson is deeply missed, he leaves |
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behind a record of service to his family and fellow citizens that |
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will not soon be forgotten; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Robert Ray Lawson and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Mona Lawson; to his son, David Lawson and his wife, Tatiana; |
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and 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 Robert Ray |
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Lawson. |
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Paddie |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1421 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on April 16, 2015. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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