SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 342
In Memory
of
Robert Crayford Lee
WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life has drawn to a close
with the passing of Robert Crayford Lee of Houston on February
12, 2015, at the age of 90; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Lee was born in Austin on August 12, 1924, to
Georgia and Robert E. Lee; he grew up in Wichita Falls, where he
learned his strong work ethic at an early age, delivering papers
and doing yard work and other jobs; he attended high school in
Wichita Falls and Corpus Christi and graduated from Waco High
School, where during his senior year he competed as a member of
the tennis and debate teams while also working two jobs; and
WHEREAS, Answering his nation's call to duty in 1943,
Mr. Lee entered the United States Navy and trained as a naval
aviator; after his discharge in 1946, he attended The University
of Texas at Austin, where he earned a bachelor's degree in
business administration in 1950; following his graduation, he
found employment at Scarbrough's department store; and
WHEREAS, In 1951, Mr. Lee met Ann Edwards of Ponchatoula,
Louisiana; he asked her to marry him on their second date, and
they were joined in matrimony for 64 years; the couple became the
proud parents of five sons, James, Michael, Robert, Richard, and
Donald; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Lee and his family moved first to
Albuquerque, New Mexico, and then to Houston, where he went to
work selling books on tax law for the publisher Prentice Hall; a
man of strong religious faith, he was a valued member of First
Presbyterian Church, where he took part in weekly fellowship and
Bible study classes; and
WHEREAS, Robert Lee was also a stalwart of the Republican
Party of Harris County, and he and his wife alternated serving as
precinct chair for more than four decades; after one of their
sons was severely injured in an accident, Mr. Lee became a
campaigner for medical marijuana, and he helped to found
Republicans Against Marijuana Prohibition; and
WHEREAS, Beloved for his pleasant manner and
steadfastness, Robert Lee centered his life around his family,
his nation, and civic engagement, and those who were blessed to
share in his love and affection will forever hold him close in
their hearts; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th
Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Robert Crayford
Lee and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family:
to his wife, Ann Edwards Lee; to his sons, James Lee, Michael Lee,
Robert Lee, Richard Lee, and Donald Lee and his wife, Susan; to
his four granddaughters and two great-grandchildren; to his
sister, Georgiabeth Mercier; to his brother, James E. Lee; 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 Senate adjourns
this day, it do so in memory of Robert Crayford Lee.
Huffman
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on March 9, 2015, by a
rising vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate