82R28183 BPG-D
By: Hughes H.C.R. No. 160
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The Honorable Dr. Bob Glaze of Gilmer, who served
six consecutive terms in the Texas House of Representatives, passed
away on June 25, 2010, at the age of 82; and
WHEREAS, First elected to the legislature in 1990, Dr. Glaze
focused on strengthening health care, advancing the cause of public
education, and addressing the needs of the disadvantaged during his
tenure in office; he sponsored the bill that created the Children's
Health Insurance Program in 1999, and in that same session he helped
to establish, and then served on, the Blue Ribbon Task Force on the
Uninsured; a senior member of the appropriations and public health
committees, he chaired several subcommittees of the latter and also
served as vice chair of the redistricting committee; new members of
the house, regardless of their party affiliation, benefited greatly
from his generous counsel; and
WHEREAS, "Dr. Bob," as he was widely known, was born in Tyler
on November 20, 1927; he graduated from Tyler High School and Tyler
Junior College, earned a bachelor's degree in agriculture from Sam
Houston State University, and received his doctor of chiropractic
degree from Texas Chiropractic College; in addition, he pursued
graduate studies at chiropractic colleges in California, New York,
and Maryland, and he served for a year in the merchant marine; and
WHEREAS, Bob Glaze married the former Wilma Jean Franks in
Tyler in 1948, and six years later the couple moved to Gilmer; over
the ensuing decades, Dr. Glaze played a vital role in the civic life
of his community, serving as president of the Gilmer Independent
School District Board of Trustees, Upshur County and Gilmer Area
Chambers of Commerce, East Texas Yamboree Association, and Gilmer
Rotary Club, as well as board member of the East Texas Food Bank,
director of the First National Bank of Gilmer, and member of the
development board of The University of Texas Health Science Center
at Tyler; he also served as a director of the Texas Health
Foundation and the Texas Chest Foundation, and he was a valued
congregant of the First Baptist Church of Gilmer; and
WHEREAS, The recipient of numerous accolades, Dr. Glaze was
named Outstanding Public Health Legislator by the Texas Public
Health Association in both 1992 and 1999; moreover, he was chosen as
Citizen of the Year by the Upshur County Chamber of Commerce and as
Chiropractor of the Year by the Texas Chiropractic Association,
which he once led as president; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Bob Glaze exemplified the highest standards of
public service, and his colleagues in the house of representatives
will forever remember his integrity, his deep compassion for the
most vulnerable members of society, and his unwavering devotion to
his constituents and to the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby pay tribute to the life of the Honorable Dr. Bob Glaze and
extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife
of 62 years, Jean Glaze; to his son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Andy
Glaze and Sandra Glaze; to his daughters and sons-in-law, Jeannie
Smith and Ken Smith and Jill McDaniel and Dr. Randy McDaniel; to his
brother, Ben D. Glaze; to his sisters, Sue Everett, Una Marie Green,
and Freida Melvin; to his 7 grandchildren and 10
great-grandchildren; and to the other relatives and friends of this
distinguished Texan; 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 and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of
Dr. Bob Glaze.