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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life well lived may help to comfort the |
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family and friends of Robert Allen Batteaux of Houston, who passed |
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away on February 8, 2025, at the age of 79; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Houston on July 24, 1945, Robert Batteaux |
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was the son of Lois Ersula Jones and Robert Christopher Batteaux; he |
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graduated in 1963 from Phillis Wheatley High School, where he |
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distinguished himself as a talented basketball and tennis player; |
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he subsequently attended Prairie View A&M University on an athletic |
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scholarship and enjoyed a stellar collegiate career in tennis, |
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placing fifth in the nation at the National Association of |
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Intercollegiate Athletics tennis tournament and winning both |
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singles and doubles titles in the Southwestern Athletic Conference; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Batteaux earned his bachelor's degree in |
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elementary education in 1968; after serving his country for two |
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years in the United States Army, he resumed his studies and obtained |
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a master of education degree in guidance and counseling from |
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Prairie View A&M and a master's degree in physical education from |
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Texas Southern University; in 2010, he was inducted into Prairie |
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View's Sports Hall of Fame and the Prairie View Interscholastic |
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League Coaches Association Hall of Fame; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Batteaux excelled in his career as a PE teacher |
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for the Houston Independent School District; over the years, he |
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coached several basketball, golf, and tennis teams to district |
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championships, and he was a positive influence in the lives of many |
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young athletes; later in his career, he served Houston ISD's |
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Barnett Sports Complex as director, a role in which he found great |
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fulfillment; and |
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WHEREAS, Beyond his work for Houston ISD, Mr. Batteaux taught |
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physical education at Houston Community College and developed HCC's |
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first physical education manual and Jazzercise program; he also |
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served as the facilities and sports program coordinator for Harris |
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County Precinct One and coordinated the annual Street Olympics |
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program; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Batteaux enjoyed the love |
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and support of his wife of 54 years, Patricia Davis Batteaux, and a |
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cherished family that included his sons, Robert, Patrick, and |
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Roderick, and his granddaughters, Brooke and Callie; and |
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WHEREAS, A mentor and role model to countless young Texans, |
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Robert Batteaux leaves behind a legacy that will forever remain a |
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source of inspiration to all who knew him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Robert Allen Batteaux |
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and extend sincere sympathy to his family and friends; and, be it |
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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 House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Robert |
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Batteaux. |