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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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passing of James Robert Evans of Fort Worth on February 2, 2023, at |
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the age of 87; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Bernice Glasscock Evans and Walter Sidney |
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Evans, Bobby Evans was born in San Angelo on March 30, 1935, and he |
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grew up with the companionship of two siblings, William Sidney and |
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Jo Alice; after graduating from San Angelo High School, he went on |
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to earn a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Texas Tech |
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University, where he was a member of ROTC; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Evans enjoyed a rewarding career as a civil |
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engineer for the Texas Department of Transportation that spanned |
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more than four decades; over the course of his tenure, he held a |
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number of positions in Lubbock, San Angelo, Del Rio, and Tyler; as |
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district engineer in Tyler, he played an instrumental role in |
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establishing the Adopt-A-Highway program, and he was recognized |
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with the Leadership Award from Keep Texas Beautiful, the Phoenix |
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Award from the Society of American Travel Writers, and the Gibb |
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Gilchrist Award from Texas A&M Transportation Institute for |
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outstanding service to TxDOT; in addition, he was granted honorary |
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membership to the International Adopt-A-Highway Association; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1995, Mr. Evans returned to San Angelo, where he |
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worked in business development and client relations for BWR |
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Corporation, WSBC Civil Engineers Inc., and Arcadis; following his |
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retirement in 2010, he moved to Fort Worth; and |
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WHEREAS, Along the way, Mr. Evans served as president of the |
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Tyler Downtown Rotary Club and the State Highway 31 Association and |
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as chair of the Texas Alliance of Minority Engineers; a man of deep |
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faith, he was a valued congregant of Arlington Heights United |
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Methodist Church; in his leisure time, he enjoyed following Texas |
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Tech Red Raider football and spending time at the Bronte ranch with |
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friends and family; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Evans benefited from the |
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love and support of his wife, Billie Jean, with whom he shared a |
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fulfilling union of 64 years until her passing in 2021; he took |
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great pride in his two children, Susan and Mark, as well as in his |
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seven grandchildren, Laura, Matthew, Karen, Andrew, Alan, Bryan, |
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and Mandy, two great-grandchildren, Walt and Charlie, and three |
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step-great-grandchildren, Payton, Reese, and Enzo; and |
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WHEREAS, Admired for his integrity, kindness, and |
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generosity, Bobby Evans has left his family and friends with a |
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wealth of treasured memories, and they will forever hold him close |
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in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby pay tribute to the life of James Robert Evans and extend |
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sincere condolences to all who mourn his passing; 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 Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of Bobby Evans. |