H.R. No. 25
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Lone Star State lost an admired athlete, coach,
and youth development leader with the passing of former Olympic
swimmer Tex Julian Robertson on August 27, 2007, at the age of 98;
and
WHEREAS, Tex Robertson was born in Sweetwater on April 23,
1909, to Frank G. Robertson and Nancy Emerson Robertson; as a boy,
he learned to swim in a flooded creek and was known to practice his
aquatic skills in a horse trough; and
WHEREAS, A graduate of Sweetwater High School, Mr. Robertson
attended the University of Southern California and Los Angeles
Junior College, and he received a bachelor of arts degree from the
University of Michigan and a bachelor of science degree from The
University of Texas; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Robertson demonstrated his impressive swimming
skills at the University of Michigan, where he won Big 10 and NCAA
championships, and he was a member of the 1932 United States Olympic
Team; from the mid-1930s to 1943 and again from 1946 to 1950, he
coached swimming at The University of Texas, where he led the UT
team to the Southwest Conference championship in each of the 13
seasons that he served as coach; and
WHEREAS, During World War II, he interrupted his coaching
career to serve in the United States Navy as a swimming instructor
and a trainer of underwater demolition teams; and
WHEREAS, In 1939, Mr. Robertson married Pat Hudson, and
together they founded Camp Longhorn; the summer camp began with one
guest and 17 counselors but grew steadily through the years to
become a well-known and well-loved Texas institution; today, it
continues to host more than 4,000 campers each summer at two
locations; Mr. Robertson also played an important role in founding
the Camping Association for Mutual Progress to promote youth
camping in Texas; and
WHEREAS, Throughout his life, he was an influential swimming
advocate, founding the organizations Working Exes for Texas
Swimming and Texas Age Group Swimming and actively supporting the
growth of the sport at the high school level; for his efforts as an
athlete, coach, and swimming ambassador, he was inducted into the
Longhorn Hall of Honor in 1965 and received the Gold Medallion Award
from the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2003; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Robertson won national and international titles
in Masters Swimming competitions and continued to engage in his
favorite sport well into his 90s; in 2007, he was recognized with
the Texas Masters Swimming Lifetime Achievement Award; and
WHEREAS, This energetic and caring man was also active in the
life of his community; he was instrumental in the creation of a
range of organizations and events, including the Burnet Community
Center, the Honor Citizen Program, and Citizens of Burnet Schools;
he was honored by the Lower Colorado River Authority in 1998 with
his induction into the LCRA Walk of Honor; and
WHEREAS, In the course of the many years that he lived in the
Lone Star State, Tex Robertson promoted the joys and rewards of
aquatic exercise and the outdoors, and he played an important role
in the growth of competitive swimming; he will be deeply missed, but
he will live on in the fond memories of the generations of swimmers
and campers whose lives he enriched; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Tex Julian Robertson
and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his
wife of 67 years, Pat Robertson; to his sons, John Robertson and his
wife, Donna, Robby Robertson and his wife, Deidra, and Bill
Robertson and his wife, Carol; to his daughters, Sally Lucksinger
and Nancy Manning and her husband, Bobby; to his 18 grandchildren
and four great-grandchildren; and to his other relatives and
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 Tex Julian
Robertson.
Hilderbran
Straus Gattis Menendez Straus Gattis Menendez
Straus Gattis Menendez
Allen Geren Merritt Allen Geren Merritt
Allen Geren Merritt
Alonzo Giddings Miklos Alonzo Giddings Miklos
Alonzo Giddings Miklos
Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
Anderson Guillen Moody Anderson Guillen Moody
Anderson Guillen Moody
Aycock Gutierrez Morrison Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
Berman Hamilton Naishtat Berman Hamilton Naishtat
Berman Hamilton Naishtat
Bohac Hancock Oliveira Bohac Hancock Oliveira
Bohac Hancock Oliveira
Bolton Hardcastle Olivo Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
Bonnen Harless Orr Bonnen Harless Orr
Bonnen Harless Orr
Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr. Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
Burnam Hernandez Patrick Burnam Hernandez Patrick
Burnam Hernandez Patrick
Button Herrero Paxton Button Herrero Paxton
Button Herrero Paxton
Callegari Hilderbran Pea Callegari Hilderbran Pea
Callegari Hilderbran Pea
Castro Hochberg Phillips Castro Hochberg Phillips
Castro Hochberg Phillips
Chavez Hodge Pickett Chavez Hodge Pickett
Chavez Hodge Pickett
Chisum Homer Pierson Chisum Homer Pierson
Chisum Homer Pierson
Christian Hopson Pitts Christian Hopson Pitts
Christian Hopson Pitts
Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
Cook Hughes Riddle Cook Hughes Riddle
Cook Hughes Riddle
Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
Crabb Isett Ritter Crabb Isett Ritter
Crabb Isett Ritter
Craddick Jackson Rodriguez Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
Creighton Jones Rose Creighton Jones Rose
Creighton Jones Rose
Crownover Keffer Sheffield Crownover Keffer Sheffield
Crownover Keffer Sheffield
Darby Kent Shelton Darby Kent Shelton
Darby Kent Shelton
Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
Dukes Kolkhorst Strama Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
Dutton Laubenberg Taylor Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
Edwards Legler Thibaut Edwards Legler Thibaut
Edwards Legler Thibaut
Eiland Leibowitz Thompson Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
Eissler Lewis Truitt Eissler Lewis Truitt
Eissler Lewis Truitt
Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
England Madden Turner of Harris England Madden Turner of Harris
England Madden Turner of Harris
Farabee Maldonado Vaught Farabee Maldonado Vaught
Farabee Maldonado Vaught
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
Farrar Marquez Villarreal Farrar Marquez Villarreal
Farrar Marquez Villarreal
Fletcher Martinez Vo Fletcher Martinez Vo
Fletcher Martinez Vo
Flores Martinez Fischer Walle Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
Flynn McCall Weber Flynn McCall Weber
Flynn McCall Weber
Frost McClendon Woolley Frost McClendon Woolley
Frost McClendon Woolley
Gallego McReynolds Zerwas Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 25 was unanimously adopted by a rising
vote of the House on February 26, 2009.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
Straus Gattis Menendez
Allen Geren Merritt
Alonzo Giddings Miklos
Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
Anderson Guillen Moody
Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
Berman Hamilton Naishtat
Bohac Hancock Oliveira
Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
Bonnen Harless Orr
Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
Burnam Hernandez Patrick
Button Herrero Paxton
Callegari Hilderbran Pea
Castro Hochberg Phillips
Chavez Hodge Pickett
Chisum Homer Pierson
Christian Hopson Pitts
Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
Cook Hughes Riddle
Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
Crabb Isett Ritter
Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
Creighton Jones Rose
Crownover Keffer Sheffield
Darby Kent Shelton
Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
Edwards Legler Thibaut
Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
Eissler Lewis Truitt
Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
England Madden Turner of Harris
Farabee Maldonado Vaught
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
Farrar Marquez Villarreal
Fletcher Martinez Vo
Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
Flynn McCall Weber
Frost McClendon Woolley
Gallego McReynolds Zerwas