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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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death of Bob Marshall of Houston on November 3, 2016, at the age of |
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95; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on May 9, 1921, Mr. Marshall served during |
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World War II as the executive officer of the 293rd Field Artillery |
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Sound and Flash Battalion and as commander of Battery A; he saw |
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heavy combat along the Brittany coast in France and earned the |
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Meritorious Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the |
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with Bronze Star, |
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and the World War II Victory Medal; after the war, Mr. Marshall |
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continued to serve in the army reserve; he was called back to active |
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duty during the Korean War and the Cuban missile crisis, and he |
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retired after 35 years at the rank of colonel; and |
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WHEREAS, In civilian life, Mr. Marshall was an engineer and |
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research and development manager with the Ethyl Corporation for 35 |
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years; in 1982, he began a 30-year tenure with the Meyerland |
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Community Improvement Association, during which time he helped lead |
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the effort to raise $500 million in funding for Project Brays Flood |
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Control; moreover, he was a member of the Harris County Flood |
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Control Task Force for over 30 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Marshall's extensive community involvement |
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included leadership in the Meyerland Little League program, over |
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four decades' service as an election judge, and 25 years' service as |
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head usher at St. Thomas More Catholic Church; he held life |
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membership in the Republican National Committee and charter |
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membership in the National World War II Museum and the National |
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Museum of the U.S. Army; and |
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WHEREAS, A loving husband and father, Mr. Marshall was joined |
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in matrimony to the former Edie Hammond from 1944 until her death in |
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2001; the couple were blessed with five children, Jane Evans, Cille |
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Crago, Kathy Card, Bobby Marshall, and the late Debbie Harris, as |
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well as 14 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Bob Marshall dedicated his life to his family, his |
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nation, and his community, and he leaves behind a record of service |
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that will continue to inspire all those who knew and loved him; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Bob Marshall and |
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extend heartfelt sympathy to his family and many friends; and, be it |
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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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Marshall. |