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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends were deeply saddened by the |
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passing of Robert Louie Childress of Longview on June 15, 2025, at |
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the age of 89; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Lillie Pearl Newsome and William |
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S. Childress, Robert Childress was born in Gilmer on March 20, |
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1936; he grew up in the Ore City area with the companionship of |
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seven siblings, Wallace, Donald, Billy Wayne, Priscilla, Mildred, |
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Ruth, and Mary Frances, and he worked in his father's automotive |
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garage as a youth; answering his nation's call to duty, he joined |
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the U.S. Army in 1956 and served as a mechanic for two years; and |
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WHEREAS, On October 20, 1957, Mr. Childress wed the love of |
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his life, the former Sue Smith, and the couple went on to share a |
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rewarding marriage that spanned nearly 68 years; he took great |
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pride in their two children, Keith and Elaine, and with the passing |
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years, he had the pleasure of seeing his treasured family grow to |
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include five grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Childress moved to Longview with his wife in |
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1961, working as an assistant to a ceiling contractor before going |
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on to cofound East Texas Acoustical, a ceiling and floor |
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installation company that he successfully operated for 56 years; a |
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man of strong faith, he was a valued member of Woodland Hills |
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Baptist Church for three decades, and he played an instrumental |
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role in the congregation's building projects; in his leisure hours, |
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he enjoyed working on automobiles and motorcycles; and |
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WHEREAS, A compassionate and caring man, Robert Childress is |
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deeply missed, and those who held him dear will forever remember the |
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warmth and kindness he brought into their lives; now, therefore, be |
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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 memory of Robert Louie |
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Childress and extend sincere condolences to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Sue Childress; to his children, Keith |
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Childress and his wife, Patty, and Elaine Childress Day and her |
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husband, Tim; to his grandchildren, Sam, Diana, Ally, Jack, and |
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Emme; and to his 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 Childress. |