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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 retired Texas game warden Garth William Shelby Robinson |
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Jr. on August 5, 2024, at the age of 83; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on Christmas Day in 1940, Bill Robinson was the |
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son of Garth and Juanita Robinson; he graduated from Midway High |
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School in 1959 and went on to sell cars for the Bird Kultgen Ford |
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dealership in Waco before embarking on his career as a game warden |
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with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department in 1966; and |
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WHEREAS, Assigned to the Marble Falls and Kerrville regions, |
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Mr. Robinson found tremendous fulfillment in his work and the |
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opportunity it provided him to protect Texas' natural resources and |
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ensure the safety of his fellow citizens; he was the recipient of |
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numerous awards and commendations for his distinguished service, |
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and he eventually retired as the chief of fisheries enforcement; a |
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leader in his profession, he served his peers as president of the |
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Texas Game Warden Association from 2000 to 2003 and also taught at |
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the Game Warden Training Center in Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Robinson enjoyed the love |
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and support of his wife, Margaret; together, they created a blended |
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family that included his sons, Mark, Steve, and Bryan, and his |
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stepchildren, Jane, Brenda, Mark, Melanie, Robyn, and Robert, and |
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over the years, he was blessed with many grandchildren and |
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great-grandchildren as well; he took great pride in his involvement |
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with the Blazing Star Masonic Lodge No. 413 in Marble Falls, and he |
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had recently been awarded his 50-year certificate as a member of the |
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organization; and |
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WHEREAS, Bill Robinson was a devoted family man and a |
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significant asset to his community and to the Texas Parks and |
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Wildlife Department, and he leaves behind a record of service that |
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will continue to inspire all those who were fortunate enough to know |
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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 memory of Garth William |
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Shelby Robinson Jr. and extend deepest condolences to the members |
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of his family: to his wife, Margaret Robinson; to his sons, Mark, |
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Steve, and Bryan Robinson; to his sister, Jean Pederson, and her |
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husband, Charles; to his stepchildren, Jane, Brenda, Mark, Melanie, |
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Robyn, and Robert; to his grandchildren and great-grandchildren; |
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and to his other relatives and many 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 House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Garth |
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William Shelby Robinson Jr. |