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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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| 6 | 7 | | passing of Robert Ray Lawson of Marshall on February 17, 2015, at |
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| 7 | 8 | | the age of 90; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Born in Ovilla on July 30, 1924, to William and Bunk |
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| 9 | 10 | | Lawson, Robert Lawson grew up on a farm with his seven siblings |
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| 10 | 11 | | during the Great Depression; he graduated from Midlothian High |
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| 11 | 12 | | School in 1941 and was drafted into the U.S. Army during World War |
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| 12 | 13 | | II, serving as a member of the Army Medical Corps in the Pacific |
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| 13 | 14 | | theater; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Lawson returned to the United States and met the |
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| 15 | 16 | | love of his life, Mona, and they were joined in matrimony in 1947; |
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| 16 | 17 | | the couple enjoyed more than 60 years of marriage, and together they |
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| 17 | 18 | | became the proud and devoted parents of their son, David; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan cofounded the Mar-Tex Glass |
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| 19 | 20 | | Company in 1952, and he played an instrumental role in the firm's |
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| 20 | 21 | | success over more than four decades of operation; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, An active member of First United Methodist Church, |
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| 22 | 23 | | Mr. Lawson also shared his time and talents with numerous other |
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| 23 | 24 | | organizations in his community, including the Marshall Optimist |
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| 24 | 25 | | Club, the Marshall Rotary Club, and the Marshall Chamber of |
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| 25 | 26 | | Commerce; he was a chair of the Marshall Independent School |
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| 26 | 27 | | District School Board for many years and a board member of the |
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| 27 | 28 | | Region VII Education Service Center, Peoples State Bank, and the |
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| 28 | 29 | | Harrison Central Appraisal District; in recognition of his |
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| 29 | 30 | | exceptional work, he was named Outstanding Citizen of Marshall in |
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| 30 | 31 | | 2004, and he was the recipient of an honorary lifetime membership |
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| 31 | 32 | | from the Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers; and |
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| 32 | 33 | | WHEREAS, Although Robert Lawson is deeply missed, he leaves |
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| 33 | 34 | | behind a record of service to his family and fellow citizens that |
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| 34 | 35 | | will not soon be forgotten; now, therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 36 | 37 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Robert Ray Lawson and |
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| 37 | 38 | | extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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| 38 | 39 | | wife, Mona Lawson; to his son, David Lawson and his wife, Tatiana; |
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| 39 | 40 | | and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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| 40 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 41 | 42 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 42 | 43 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Robert Ray |
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| 43 | 44 | | Lawson. |
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