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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 Robert Lawrence Sprouse of Longview on May 3, 2025, at |
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the age of 90; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Camp County on March 18, 1935, Robert |
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Sprouse was the son of Eva and William Sprouse and grew up in |
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various East Texas communities in the company of his five siblings, |
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Betty, Bill, Richard, Roy, and Sue; he graduated from Pittsburg |
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High School in 1953 and briefly attended Tyler Junior College |
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before enlisting in the U.S. Army; upon his discharge, he enrolled |
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at East Texas State Teachers College, where he acted in school |
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productions; he met his future wife, Rosalee, while appearing in a |
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play for which she served as assistant director, and the couple |
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married in August 1959, beginning a union that spanned almost 66 |
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years; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Sprouse embarked on a rewarding career in |
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education; he served as a math teacher in public schools for three |
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years, and after five years of employment as a computer |
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programmer/analyst in the early 1960s, he went on to teach computer |
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science at Kilgore College for nearly a quarter century; he also |
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earned a master's degree and completed the coursework for a |
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doctorate in the subject; and |
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WHEREAS, Blessed with a devoted family, Mr. Sprouse took |
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great pride in his children, David and Lisa, and he loved spending |
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time with his loved ones and attending the extracurricular events |
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of his grandchildren and great-grandchildren; a man of faith, he |
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was a dedicated member of First United Methodist Church for more |
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than a half century; in his leisure time, he traveled to all 50 |
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states and more than 40 other countries in the company of |
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Mrs. Sprouse, and he was an avid fan of the Pine Tree High School |
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boys' basketball team as well as the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers |
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and the Boston Celtics; and |
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WHEREAS, While the death of Robert Sprouse brings |
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immeasurable sorrow to his family and friends, he leaves behind a |
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legacy that will long be treasured by all those who held him dear; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature, 1st |
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Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of Robert Lawrence |
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Sprouse and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: |
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to his wife, Rosalee Sprouse; to his son, Dr. David Sprouse, and his |
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wife, Jeri; to his daughter, Lisa Cauble, and her husband, Ky; to |
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his grandchildren, Morgan Merriman and her husband, Michael, Taylor |
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Sprouse and his wife, Brittney, Grace Cauble and her husband, Alex |
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Cruz-Aguilar, and Michael Cauble and his fiancée, Dr. Winter Tate; |
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to his great-grandchildren, Camden, River, and Hudson Sprouse and |
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Crockett and Georgia Merriman; to his sister, Betty Dyer; and to his |
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other relatives and 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 Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of Robert Sprouse. |