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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Austin community lost an admired business leader |
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with the passing of Güero's Taco Bar founder Rob Lippincott on |
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November 4, 2022, at the age of 74; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on May 16, 1948, in South Bend, Indiana, Rob |
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Lippincott and his family moved around the Midwest before settling |
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in Houston when he was eight years old; in his youth, he gained a |
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reputation for fearlessness by engaging in a variety of dares and |
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stunts, such as performing a backflip off a 25-foot tower and using |
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roller skates and a bedsheet to take advantage of the winds from |
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Hurricane Carla; a natural athlete, he was a superstar competitor |
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on the community swim team and in Little League Baseball, and as a |
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student at Lee High School, he was a letterman on the swim team and |
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became a state champion in track during his senior year; he went on |
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to enroll at The University of Texas at Austin, where he served as |
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president of the Kappa Sigma Tau Chapter, and he played baseball and |
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football for the fraternity's intramural teams; he was later |
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recognized as the Tau Man of the Year and twice received the |
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fraternity's Frank Erwin Award; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Lippincott spent the early part of his career |
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working a variety of jobs before he and his wife, Cathy, opened |
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Güero's Taco Bar on East Oltorf Street in 1986; the restaurant |
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relocated in 1995 to the old Central Feed and Seed storefront on |
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South Congress Avenue, and over the years, it has played a vital |
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role in helping to create the distinctive atmosphere that the area |
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is now known for; with its signature Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisine and |
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frequent live music offerings, Güero's has attracted locals and |
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visitors alike, including many politicians and celebrities, and it |
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has been featured in numerous travel shows as well as in the 2014 |
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film Chef; along with his business partners, Mr. Lippincott also |
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developed the South Congress complex that houses such popular spots |
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as Hopdoddy Burger Bar and Perla's Seafood & Oyster Bar; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Lippincott enjoyed the |
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love and encouragement of his wife, and he took great pride in his |
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two daughters, Lyle and Bette, who joined the family business in |
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2013; he also had the privilege of welcoming two beloved grandsons, |
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Milo and Theo, into the family; and |
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WHEREAS, Rob Lippincott earned the admiration of all who knew |
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him, not only for his success as a restaurateur and businessman but |
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also for his exceptional warmth and kindness, and he leaves behind a |
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legacy that will resonate for years to come; now, therefore, 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 life of Rob Lippincott and |
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extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Cathy; to his daughters, Lyle and her husband, Josh, and Bette and |
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her husband, Andy; to his grandsons, Milo and Theo; to his siblings, |
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Jack and his wife, Kathy, and Nancy and her husband, Bruce; and to |
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his other relatives and many 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 Rob |
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Lippincott. |