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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their |
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memories of Robert Lys of Navasota, who passed away on December 5, |
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2022, at the age of 91; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Wheelock, Robert Lys was born on July 3, |
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1931, to Leopold Walter and Marie Demel Sodek Lys; he grew up with |
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the companionship of two brothers, Joe and Lee, and four sisters, |
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Martha, Georgia, Gladys, and Elsie, and he attended school in the |
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Macey community in Brazos County before transferring to Normangee |
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High School; after his graduation, he enlisted in the United States |
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Air Force and served in both the U.S. and Greenland; and |
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WHEREAS, Following his honorable discharge from the |
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military, Mr. Lys returned home and began training to be a game |
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warden; he went on to work as a game warden in Grimes and |
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surrounding counties for 42 years, and even after his retirement in |
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1993, he continued to serve special assignments when requested; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Lys enjoyed the love and |
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support of his wife, Bessie Ann Lys, with whom he shared 67 years of |
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marriage; the couple was blessed with two sons, Michael and Bobby, |
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and over the years, their family grew to include five grandchildren |
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and three great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Robert Lys lived a life that was rich in personal and |
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professional achievements, and he will forever be remembered with |
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admiration and affection by those he leaves behind; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Robert Lys and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Bessie Ann Lys; to his son, Robert Lys Jr., and his wife, Sandra; to |
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his grandchildren, Melissa Lys Flournoy and her husband, Stephen, |
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Kathryn Lys Mikulenka and her husband, Eric, Jonathan E. Lys and his |
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wife, Lauren, Michael L. Lys and his wife, Allycenn, and Marcus L. |
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Lys and his wife, Alexandra; to his great-grandchildren, Wilmarie, |
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Jonah, and Lucas Lys; and to his other relatives and friends; and, |
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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 Lys. |