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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Robert Jefferson Dobbs of Forney, an esteemed Texan |
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and a friend to many, passed away on January 8, 2019, at the age of |
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99; and |
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WHEREAS, Jeff Dobbs was born in Mart on March 4, 1919, to |
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Robert Edward and Kathleen Elizabeth Williams Dobbs; after losing |
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both of his parents at an early age, he grew up at Buckner Orphans |
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Home in Dallas, where he and his siblings worked on a dairy farm and |
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raised crops to help support the orphanage and provide for each |
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other; and |
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WHEREAS, Following his graduation from Buckner, Mr. Dobbs |
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attempted to enlist in the United States Army but was rejected for |
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health reasons; he was later drafted when World War II began to |
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escalate, and he went on to serve his country honorably; after |
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returning from the war, he enjoyed a 45-year career in the sheet |
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metal business, and he remained a dedicated member of the Sheet |
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Metal Workers Union for 70 years; a valued Forney resident since |
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1959, he was honored in 2018 as the oldest World War II veteran in |
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Kaufman County; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Dobbs drew strength from the love and support of |
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his wife, Addie Lee, and the couple shared a rewarding marriage that |
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spanned more than seven decades; he was the proud father of two |
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sons, Robert and Randel, and he had the pleasure of seeing his |
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family grow to include seven grandchildren and eight |
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great-grandchildren; in his leisure time, he delighted in farming |
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and gardening with his wife; and |
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WHEREAS, Admired for his kindness, humility, and industrious |
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spirit, Jeff Dobbs lived a caring and purposeful life, and he leaves |
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behind a record of service that his loved ones can remember with |
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pride; 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 memory of Robert Jefferson |
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Dobbs and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: |
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to his wife, Addie Lee Dobbs; to his sons, Robert Dobbs and his |
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wife, Becky, and Randel Dobbs and his wife, Janna; to his |
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grandchildren, Jeff Dobbs and his wife, Brandy, Rusty Dobbs, Sara |
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Campbell and her husband, Cody, Andy Dobbs and his wife, Carolyn, |
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Megan Meeks and her husband, Landry, Molly Pope and her husband, |
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Josh, and Melissa Bereuter and her husband, Cliff; to his |
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great-grandchildren, Jacob, Jayci, Emily, Davis, Ezra, Georgia, |
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Mara, and Sam; to his brother, Jack Dobbs, and his wife, Barbara; |
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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 |
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Jefferson Dobbs. |
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Bell of Kaufman |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1307 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 3, 2019. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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