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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 Dr. Bobby Gene Roberts Sr. of Tyler on June 13, 2025, at |
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the age of 90; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Clyde Floyd Roberts and Johnnie Mae |
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Davis, Bob Roberts was born in San Augustine on May 26, 1935, and he |
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grew up with the companionship of two sisters, Linda and Billie; |
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first called to the ministry as a teenager, he was ordained as a |
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Southern Baptist minister in 1955; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of Baylor University, Pastor Roberts also |
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attended Lamar University and Southwestern Baptist Theological |
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Seminary, and he earned master and doctor of divinity degrees from |
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Luther Rice Seminary; his first full-time pastorate was to Woodrow |
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Baptist Church in Silsbee, and he went on to serve churches in |
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Winnie, Corsicana, Wichita Falls, Port Acres, and Lindale; and |
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WHEREAS, After leaving the pastorate in 1979 to devote |
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himself to evangelism and mission work, Dr. Roberts founded |
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Christian Foundations of Faith, Inc.; Belize became his primary |
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mission field, where he built churches, sponsored ministries, and |
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supported local preachers through resources and mentorship; over |
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the years, he became well-known for his "Sixty Second Sermon" |
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devotionals, newsletters, and television broadcasts that reached |
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countless people in North and Central America; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Pastor Roberts enjoyed the |
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love and support of his wife of 71 years, Gay O'Keefe Roberts; he |
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was the proud father of their four children, Sandra, Bob, Mark, and |
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Sheila, and with the passing years, their family grew to include six |
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grandchildren, Bethany, Samuel, Benjamin, Jill, Grace, and Clara, |
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and six great-grandchildren, Moses, Esther, Luke, Naomi, Zelda, and |
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Ronen; and |
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WHEREAS, While the passing of Bob Roberts brings great |
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sadness to his family and friends, he leaves behind a legacy that |
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will long be treasured by all those who held him dear; now, |
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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 memory of Dr. Bobby Gene |
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Roberts Sr. and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn his |
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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 Dr. Bob Roberts. |