H.R. No. 1234
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Residents of Overton lost a beloved neighbor and a
dedicated civic leader on March 18, 2009, with the passing of Mayor
Robert Lee Young at the age of 67; and
WHEREAS, The son of M. Pete and Pauline Gill Young, Robert
Young was born on November 4, 1941, in Henderson and was raised in
East Texas; he went on to graduate from Overton High School, and he
married the former Lana Laughlin in 1961; for more than three
decades, he was employed by the U.S. Postal Service, and he retired
as the Overton postmaster in 1997; and
WHEREAS, After serving for eight years on the Overton City
Council, Mr. Young was elected mayor in 2005, and at the time of his
passing he was in his second term of office; this esteemed Texan had
also been president of the Overton School Board, and he was active
in the Overton-New London Chamber of Commerce, which selected him
as its Citizen of the Year in 2008; in addition, Mayor Young was
honored with the State of Texas Outstanding Public Service Award;
and
WHEREAS, Involved in a number of local organizations, Mayor
Young shared his time and talents with the Overton Golf
Association, the Overton Cemetery Association, the Texas
Association of Sports Officials, and the Circle Eight Square Dance
Club, which he helped organize, and he was a former deacon at the
First Baptist Church; and
WHEREAS, With a strong commitment to his community, Robert
Young enhanced the lives of countless individuals, and he will
forever be treasured in the hearts of all those who were fortunate
enough to know him; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Robert Lee Young and
extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife,
Lana Young; to his daughters, Robbi and her husband, Mark Carnes,
Nickie and her husband, Johnny Rhea, and Jennifer and her husband,
Keith LaRue; to his brothers, Willard and Dudley Young; to his
grandchildren, Kyle and Amanda Osburn, Stephen Bearden, Drake and
Caden Plunkett, and Carissa Magras; to his great-grandchildren,
Sydni Kyle Vaughn and Jesse Magras; and to his other relatives and
many friends; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Mayor
Robert Lee Young.
Hopson
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1234 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on April 16, 2009.
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Chief Clerk of the House