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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 601
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In Memory |
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Robert Berryhill |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever cherish their |
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memories of Robert Gerald Berryhill of Gilmer, who passed away on |
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April 21, 2025, at the age of 79; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Rufus and Maudina Berryhill, Bob |
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Berryhill was born in Corsicana on December 2, 1945, and he grew |
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up with the companionship of two brothers, Ronald and James; he |
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graduated from W. W. Samuel High School in 1964 and later earned |
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associate's degrees from Kilgore College; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Berryhill served in the United States Air |
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Force from 1965 to 1969; after returning to civilian life, he |
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embarked on a rewarding career with Southwestern Bell and |
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eventually retired in 2008; and |
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WHEREAS, On September 19, 1969, Mr. Berryhill married |
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Jacquelyn Guinn, and two years later, the couple settled in |
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Longview, where they built their family home and raised horses; |
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they became the parents of two children, Kimberly and David, and |
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with the passing years, their family grew to include seven |
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grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; a man of strong |
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faith, Mr. Berryhill taught a college Sunday school class at |
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Calvary Baptist Church for many years alongside his wife, and he |
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also served the congregation as a deacon; a master storyteller, |
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he loved spending time with family and friends; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Bob Berryhill is deeply missed, those |
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who held him dear will forever remember the warmth and generosity |
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that he brought into their lives; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Robert Gerald |
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Berryhill and extend sincere condolences to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Jacquelyn Guinn Berryhill; to his brother, |
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James Berryhill, and his wife, Jeannie; to his children, |
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Kimberly Anderson and her husband, David, and David Berryhill |
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and his wife, Eve; to his grandchildren, Ethan, Ivar, and Asher |
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Anderson, Benjamin, Elise, and Alaina Berryhill, and Ilse |
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Huitema and her husband, Ricky; to his great-grandchildren, |
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Gideon and Celia Huitema; and to his other relatives and many |
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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 |
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this day, it do so in memory of Bob Berryhill. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 31, 2025, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |