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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 346
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In Memory |
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Robert L. Trimble |
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WHEREAS, Robert Lynn Trimble, an esteemed attorney and a |
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tireless advocate for animal welfare law in the State of Texas, |
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passed away on June 18, 2022, at the age of 82; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on January 31, 1940, to Lynn and Faye Fisher |
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Trimble, "Skip" Trimble grew up with the companionship of two |
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sisters, Karen and Linda; he went on to graduate from South Oak |
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Cliff High School in 1957, and after serving in the United States |
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Marine Corps, he earned his undergraduate degree from Southern |
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Methodist University in 1961 and his law degree from SMU's law |
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school in 1964; he moved to Washington, D.C., when he took his |
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first job with the U.S. Department of Justice and was later |
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transferred to the agency's Fort Worth office; over the years, he |
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honed his legal skills while working for several law practices, |
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including Winstead, McGuire, Sechrest and Trimble, LLC, of which |
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he was a founding partner; he was also employed for a time as a |
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partner in Centre Development, before becoming a cofounder of |
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Catlyn Capital Corporation alongside his longtime friend, Baker |
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Montgomery; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Trimble shared 44 rewarding years of marriage |
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with his wife, the former Mary Mitchell; a longtime animal lover, |
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she persuaded him to take on a pro bono case representing an |
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animal rescue group, which proved to be the beginning of an |
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exceptional career as a champion for animal welfare legislation; |
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his advocacy played an instrumental role in the passage of a |
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number of state laws, including the Safe Outdoor Dogs Act, as |
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well as legislation regarding puppy mills, dog fighting, exotic |
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animal ownership, and regulation of breeders, and he worked to |
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prohibit the use of carbon monoxide for euthanasia; moreover, he |
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contributed to the Dallas City Council's Humane Pet Store |
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Ordinance and to the establishment of a local low-cost |
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spay/neuter clinic; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Trimble served on the boards of the Texas |
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Humane Legislative Network, the Metroplex Animal Coalition, and |
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other organizations; he was also a former chair of the Dallas |
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Animal Advisory Commission, and he was involved in the formation |
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of the Animal Law Section of the State Bar of Texas and of the |
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animal cruelty prosecutor position in the Dallas County District |
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Attorney's Office; in addition, he was a valued member of Holy |
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Covenant United Methodist Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Skip Trimble lived a life of profound devotion to |
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his beloved family and to the causes he held dear, and he will |
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forever be remembered with admiration and affection by those he |
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has left behind; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Robert Lynn |
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Trimble and extend deepest sympathy to his loved ones; and, be it |
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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 |
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this day, it do so in memory of Skip Trimble. |
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Johnson, Hughes, Whitmire |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 23, 2023, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |