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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 | | death of Bob Marshall of Houston on November 3, 2016, at the age of |
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| 7 | 8 | | 95; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Born on May 9, 1921, Mr. Marshall served during |
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| 9 | 10 | | World War II as the executive officer of the 293rd Field Artillery |
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| 10 | 11 | | Sound and Flash Battalion and as commander of Battery A; he saw |
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| 11 | 12 | | heavy combat along the Brittany coast in France and earned the |
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| 12 | 13 | | Meritorious Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the |
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| 13 | 14 | | European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with Bronze Star, |
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| 14 | 15 | | and the World War II Victory Medal; after the war, Mr. Marshall |
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| 15 | 16 | | continued to serve in the army reserve; he was called back to active |
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| 16 | 17 | | duty during the Korean War and the Cuban missile crisis, and he |
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| 17 | 18 | | retired after 35 years at the rank of colonel; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, In civilian life, Mr. Marshall was an engineer and |
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| 19 | 20 | | research and development manager with the Ethyl Corporation for 35 |
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| 20 | 21 | | years; in 1982, he began a 30-year tenure with the Meyerland |
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| 21 | 22 | | Community Improvement Association, during which time he helped lead |
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| 22 | 23 | | the effort to raise $500 million in funding for Project Brays Flood |
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| 23 | 24 | | Control; moreover, he was a member of the Harris County Flood |
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| 24 | 25 | | Control Task Force for over 30 years; and |
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| 25 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Marshall's extensive community involvement |
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| 26 | 27 | | included leadership in the Meyerland Little League program, over |
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| 27 | 28 | | four decades' service as an election judge, and 25 years' service as |
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| 28 | 29 | | head usher at St. Thomas More Catholic Church; he held life |
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| 29 | 30 | | membership in the Republican National Committee and charter |
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| 30 | 31 | | membership in the National World War II Museum and the National |
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| 31 | 32 | | Museum of the U.S. Army; and |
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| 32 | 33 | | WHEREAS, A loving husband and father, Mr. Marshall was joined |
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| 33 | 34 | | in matrimony to the former Edie Hammond from 1944 until her death in |
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| 34 | 35 | | 2001; the couple were blessed with five children, Jane Evans, Cille |
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| 35 | 36 | | Crago, Kathy Card, Bobby Marshall, and the late Debbie Harris, as |
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| 36 | 37 | | well as 14 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren; and |
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| 37 | 38 | | WHEREAS, Bob Marshall dedicated his life to his family, his |
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| 38 | 39 | | nation, and his community, and he leaves behind a record of service |
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| 39 | 40 | | that will continue to inspire all those who knew and loved him; now, |
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| 40 | 41 | | therefore, be it |
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| 41 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 42 | 43 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Bob Marshall and |
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| 43 | 44 | | extend heartfelt sympathy to his family and many friends; and, be it |
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| 44 | 45 | | further |
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| 45 | 46 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 46 | 47 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 47 | 48 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Bob |
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| 48 | 49 | | Marshall. |
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