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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 824
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In Memory |
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of |
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Bobby Lynn Renson |
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WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew |
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to a close with the passing of Bobby Lynn Renson of Tyler on May |
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16, 2019, at the age of 85; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Eddie and Euba Renson, Bobby Renson was |
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born in Arp on March 10, 1934, and he grew up with the |
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companionship of three brothers, Charles, Eddie, and Roy; and |
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WHEREAS, Answering his nation's call to duty, Mr. Renson |
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joined the United States Army at the age of 18, and over the |
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course of his 23-year tenure as a military police officer, he |
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served in Korea and Vietnam; his career highlights included |
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flying on Air Force One with President Dwight D. Eisenhower and |
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guarding the Bikini Atoll nuclear bomb testing site; after |
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retiring in 1976 at the rank of sergeant major, he worked for the |
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United States Post Office and earned a criminology degree from |
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The University of Texas at Tyler; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Renson shared a rewarding marriage that |
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spanned more than five decades with Helen Beverly Renson, and |
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they were blessed with two children, Tammy and Ricky, and three |
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grandchildren, Christine, Nicholas, and Caitlin; after |
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Mrs. Renson's death in 2011, Mr. Renson was fortunate enough to |
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find love again, and he spent the last years of his life with his |
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second wife, the former Mamie Marshall; in his leisure time, he |
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enjoyed taking care of a beloved menagerie of pets and reading |
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Western and spy novels; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Bobby Renson will be deeply missed, he |
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has left his family and friends with a wealth of memories that |
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they will forever treasure; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Bobby Lynn Renson |
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and extend sincere condolences to all those who mourn his |
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passing; 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 Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Bobby Lynn Renson. |
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Hughes |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 24, 2019, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |