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R E S O L U T I O N
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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 up |
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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 Force |
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from 1965 to 1969; after returning to civilian life, he embarked on |
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a rewarding career with Southwestern Bell and eventually retired in |
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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 faith, |
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Mr. Berryhill taught a college Sunday school class at Calvary |
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Baptist Church for many years alongside his wife, and he also served |
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the congregation as a deacon; a master storyteller, he loved |
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spending time with family and friends; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Bob Berryhill is deeply missed, those who |
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held him dear will forever remember the warmth and generosity that |
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he brought into their lives; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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hereby pay tribute to the memory of Robert Gerald Berryhill and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Jacquelyn Guinn Berryhill; to his brother, James Berryhill, |
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and his wife, Jeannie; to his children, Kimberly Anderson and her |
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husband, David, and David Berryhill and his wife, Eve; to his |
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grandchildren, Ethan, Ivar, and Asher Anderson, Benjamin, Elise, |
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and Alaina Berryhill, and Ilse Huitema and her husband, Ricky; to |
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his great-grandchildren, Gideon and Celia Huitema; and to his other |
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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 Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of Bob Berryhill. |