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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Friends and family will forever cherish their |
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memories of Robert Burns Scherer Jr. of Anahuac, who passed away on |
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February 28, 2020, at the age of 82; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Beaumont on March 31, 1937, Bobby Scherer |
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was the son of Lola Foster and Robert Burns Scherer Sr., and he grew |
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up with a sister, Pam; after graduating from Anahuac High School in |
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1955, he went on to earn a bachelor's degree in history from Rice |
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University and continued his education at Perkins School of |
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Theology at Southern Methodist University; he later returned to |
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Anahuac and worked at his father's Chrysler dealership for nine |
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years until he was elected as district clerk in 1972; he served in |
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that position for 36 years and retired in 2008; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Scherer was active in his community and held |
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leadership positions in several clubs and organizations, including |
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the Chambers County Historical Commission, Spindletop MHMR |
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Services, the Anahuac Lions Club, and the Sons of Confederate |
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Veterans Speights Battalion; an avid reader and local historian, he |
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volunteered at the Chambers County Museum at Wallisville and |
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authored several books on Chambers County; sustained by a strong |
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faith, he was a dedicated congregant of Trinity Episcopal Church |
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for more than six decades; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Scherer enjoyed the love |
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and support of his wife, Eleanor, with whom he shared a rewarding |
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marriage that spanned 41 years; he was a devoted father to his three |
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children, Sam, Andrea, and Caroline, and he took great pride in his |
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four grandchildren, Emily, Sara, Tyler, and Jackson; and |
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WHEREAS, Bobby Scherer lived a rich and purposeful life |
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centered around his family and his community, and he will long be |
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remembered with great tenderness and affection by all who knew him; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Robert Burns |
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Scherer Jr. and extend heartfelt sympathy to his family and many |
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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 Bobby |
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Scherer. |