H.R. No. 186
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Robert
Ochoa Moon of Irving, who passed away on May 28, 2011, at the age of
66; and
WHEREAS, Born in Dallas on September 14, 1944, Bob Moon was
the son of John Moon and Herminia Ochoa Moon; he graduated from
N. R. Crozier Technical High School and served in the United States
Navy, aboard the USS Cimarron and USS Valley Forge, from 1964 to
1970, earning the National Defense Service Medal and Vietnam
Service Medal; and
WHEREAS, After completing his tours of duty, Mr. Moon worked
for nearly two decades as a sales representative for apparel
companies, traveling around Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and
Louisiana in his motor home and making numerous friends among his
clients; when the clothing manufacturing business began moving
abroad, he opened a popular restaurant called the Burrito House in
Seven Points with his sister, Hortensia; later, he became a top
salesman for Toyota of Irving, and in 1999, he was licensed as a
mortgage broker and banker and established Affirmative Mortgage
Company, which grew to include three offices; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Moon helped revive the Irving Hispanic Chamber
of Commerce and served a term as president during his several years
on its board; moreover, he benefited his community in a number of
leadership roles, serving on the boards of Housing and Human
Services and the Irving YMCA and volunteering for other
organizations as well; he had a large network of friends and strove
to connect people who could help each other; and
WHEREAS, Devoted to his loved ones, Mr. Moon was married to
his wife, Rachel, for 33 years, and he was the proud father of
daughters Rita, Rachelle, and Alexia; as the years went by, he
welcomed six grandchildren into the family; he endeared himself to
innumerable people with his wonderful sense of humor and funny
stories, and he especially enjoyed sitting on the deck of his lake
house in the morning with a cup of coffee, entertaining the
neighbors who came to join him; ever attentive, he often advised
"God gave us two ears and one mouth to listen more than talk"; he was
an ardent fan of the Dallas Cowboys and Texas Rangers and liked
golfing, fishing, hosting cookouts, and listening to Mexican music
and golden oldies; and
WHEREAS, Bob Moon possessed a generosity of spirit that
expressed itself in myriad ways, and countless lives were forever
enriched by his warmth and kindness; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory
of Robert Ochoa Moon and extend sincere sympathy to the members of
his family: to his wife, Rachel T. Moon; to his daughters, Rita
Nolan, Rachelle Watson, and Alexia Preston; to his grandchildren,
Cassandra McCartney, Nicholas Nolan, James Watson II, Joseph
Watson, Molly Watson, and Lauren Preston; to his sister, Nancy
L. Behre; to his brother, John Moon, Jr.; and to his many 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 Robert
Ochoa Moon.
Harper-Brown
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 186 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on June 28, 2011.
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Chief Clerk of the House