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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life well lived remain to comfort the |
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family and friends of Robert Mansel Merriman of Amarillo, who |
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passed away on February 10, 2019, at the age of 88; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Amarillo on December 24, 1930, to Jess and |
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Ruth Merriman, Bob Merriman grew up with the companionship of two |
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older siblings, Francis and Bill; after graduating from Amarillo |
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High School, he attended Amarillo College and Texas Tech |
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University, and he served his country for four years as a member of |
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the United States Air Force during the Korean War; he married the |
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love of his life, the former Carolyn Sue Allston, in 1952, and the |
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couple were blessed with three children, Michael, Kim, and Todd, as |
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well as five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1955, Mr. Merriman joined the family business, |
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Merriman's Fine Foods in Amarillo, and following in his father's |
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footsteps, he went on to become the company's owner; he moved the |
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store to Wolflin Square, where its popularity grew among area |
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residents, and he always emphasized to his employees the importance |
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of treating their customers well; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Merriman's devout faith eventually inspired him |
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to close the business to pursue a full-time career in the ministry; |
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he was ordained into the Evangelical Presbyterian Church and |
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subsequently served in various capacities with different |
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fellowships; he and his wife lived for a time in Estes Park, |
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Colorado, where he owned a bookstore, continued his ministry, and |
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spent his free time hunting, fishing, and taking in the sight of the |
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mountains; in the mid-1980s, the Merrimans returned to Amarillo, |
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and Mr. Merriman managed the High Plains Food Bank warehouse until |
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his retirement; above all other things in life, he cherished his |
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family and always prioritized their safety and needs; and |
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WHEREAS, A caring husband, father, and grandfather and a man |
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of abiding faith, Bob Merriman will be deeply missed, and he will |
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forever be remembered with deep affection by all who held him close |
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to their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Robert Mansel |
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Merriman and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: |
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to his wife, Sue Merriman; to his children, Michael Merriman and his |
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wife, Terri, Kim Clark and her husband, Dave, and Todd Merriman and |
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his wife, Lori; to his grandchildren, Anna Henderson, Michael |
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Merriman Jr., Kristin Hendrix, Braden Clark, and Casey Clark; to |
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his seven great-grandchildren; and to his other relatives and |
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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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Merriman. |