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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life dedicated to serving his state and nation |
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drew to a close with the death of Bobby Glen Stout of Throckmorton, |
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who passed away on November 30, 2019, at the age of 62; and |
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WHEREAS, Bobby Stout was born to Glen Stout and Annette |
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Franklin on January 3, 1957, and he grew up in Throckmorton with two |
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sisters, Lynna and Cindy; after graduating from Throckmorton High |
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School in 1975, he attended Cisco Junior College and worked several |
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jobs before enlisting in the U.S. Navy in 1978; out of his class of |
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more than 450, he received the Navy League Outstanding Recruit |
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Award, and he did much of his service overseas; and |
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WHEREAS, Following his four years in the navy, Mr. Stout |
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worked briefly in the petroleum business before entering the Texas |
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Game Warden Academy in 1984; over the course of his 15-year career |
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as a state game warden, he became the youngest warden promoted to |
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the rank of captain at the time, and he served two terms as |
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president of Northwest Texas Field and Stream, a conservation club |
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that helped establish the Texas Game Warden Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Stout was the proud father of two children, |
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Katie and Harley, and he delighted in the time they spent together, |
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hiking at Big Bend or in the Rocky Mountains; he also enjoyed |
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fishing with friends, working in the yard, playing 42 with his |
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family, and reading the Western novels of Louis L'Amour; and |
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WHEREAS, Although he is deeply missed, those who were |
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privileged to share in Bobby Stout's love and friendship will |
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always remember him with great admiration and affection; now, |
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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 life of Bobby Glen Stout and |
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extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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daughter, Katie Stout; to his son, Harley Glen Stout; to his mother, |
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Annette Franklin, and her husband, Richard; to his sisters, Lynna |
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Ray and her husband, Charles, and Cindy Bentch and her husband, Ron; |
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to his uncle, Harley Oldham, and his aunt, Bobbie Bailey; and to his |
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many 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 Bobby |
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Stout. |
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Spiller |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 717 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on April 23, 2021. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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