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R E S O L U T I O N
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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 first |
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job with the U.S. Department of Justice and was later transferred to |
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the agency's Fort Worth office; over the years, he honed his legal |
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skills while working for several law practices, including Winstead, |
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McGuire, Sechrest and Trimble, LLC, of which he was a founding |
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partner; he was also employed for a time as a partner in Centre |
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Development, before becoming a cofounder of Catlyn Capital |
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Corporation alongside his longtime friend, Baker 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 animal |
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rescue group, which proved to be the beginning of an exceptional |
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career as a champion for animal welfare legislation; his advocacy |
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played an instrumental role in the passage of a number of state |
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laws, including the Safe Outdoor Dogs Act, as well as legislation |
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regarding puppy mills, dog fighting, exotic animal ownership, and |
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regulation of breeders, and he worked to prohibit the use of carbon |
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monoxide for euthanasia; moreover, he contributed to the Dallas |
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City Council's Humane Pet Store Ordinance and to the establishment |
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of a local low-cost spay/neuter clinic; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Trimble served on the boards of the Texas Humane |
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Legislative Network, the Metroplex Animal Coalition, and other |
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organizations; he was also a former chair of the Dallas Animal |
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Advisory Commission, and he was involved in the formation of the |
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Animal Law Section of the State Bar of Texas and of the animal |
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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 has |
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left behind; 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 memory of Robert Lynn Trimble and extend |
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deepest sympathy to his loved ones; 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 Skip Trimble. |