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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Dr. Robert Stanley Wright Sr., who died |
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on December 28, 2022, at the age of 99; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on July 31, 1923, Robert Stanley Wright Sr. |
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was an exemplary citizen and an esteemed member of the Austin |
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community; a native Austinite and a lifelong resident of the |
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capital city, Robert graduated from Austin High School and went |
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on to attend The University of Texas at Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, Robert served with distinction as a flight |
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instructor in the United States Marines Air Corps from 1943 |
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through 1946, and he concluded his active duty with the rank of |
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captain; after returning to Texas, he enrolled as a student at |
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Texas Chiropractic College, and on June 21, 1947, Robert was |
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joined in marriage with Carolyn Porter; and |
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WHEREAS, After graduating in 1950 from Texas Chiropractic |
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College, Robert joined his father in the Wright Family |
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Chiropractic practice in Austin, which his father had founded in |
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1920; he practiced alongside his father at the family's |
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chiropractic office located on West 12th Street, where it still |
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remains today, and he continued to serve as a trusted physician |
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to the Austin community throughout seven decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Bob, as he was affectionately known by many, |
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was noted for his expertise and his personable and empathetic |
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manner, and he was beloved by his staff and patients; in 1994, he |
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was joined in the practice by his own son, Dr. Billy Wright, and |
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more recently, his grandson Dr. Tyler Wright also joined the |
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family practice; he retired in 2021, confident in leaving the |
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practice in the hands of the third and fourth generations of |
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Wright family chiropractors; and |
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WHEREAS, An avid and accomplished outdoorsman, Robert took |
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great pleasure in deer hunting; he appreciated any opportunity to |
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exercise his skill as a pilot, and he especially enjoyed flying |
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the surplus military plane he and a friend had purchased and kept |
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in a hangar on Koenig Lane; he was an active member of his church |
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community at Hyde Park Baptist Church, where he served the |
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congregation for many years as a deacon and as a teacher and |
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leader; and |
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WHEREAS, Robert and his cherished wife, Carolyn, shared 64 |
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years of devoted marriage until her passing in 2011; they were |
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blessed with a daughter, Sue Alison Peschel, and two sons, Robert |
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Stanley Wright Jr. and James William Wright; his seven |
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grandchildren and his 13 great-grandchildren were a source of |
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much pride and joy to him; and |
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WHEREAS, A beloved husband, father, and grandfather and a |
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man of strong character and faith, his generous spirit was a |
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source of inspiration to others, and he leaves behind memories |
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that will be treasured by his many loved ones and by all who were |
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privileged to share in his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Robert Stanley Wright Sr.; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate. |