H.R. No. 2052
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever cherish their
memories of Robert David Fields of Sandia, who passed away on April
18, 2017, at the age of 63; and
WHEREAS, The son of Dan and Joyce Fields, David Fields was
born in Denver City on October 24, 1953; after graduating from high
school, he attended Southwest Texas State University and then Texas
Tech University; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Fields enjoyed a long and fulfilling career in
the cotton industry, working at the Acuff McClung Co-op Gin and the
Plains Cotton Cooperative Association before becoming president
and CEO of Gulf Compress in Corpus Christi; moreover, he benefited
his profession as president of the Texas Agricultural Cooperative
Council and as a member of the South Texas Cotton and Grain
Producers Association and the Cotton Growers Warehouse
Association; in recognition of his accomplishments, he was named
both Cooperator of the Year and Warehouseman of the Year by the
Texas Cotton Association; and
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Fields was supported by
the love and encouragement of his wife, Leasa, and he took
tremendous pride in his two children, Jacob and Luci; and
WHEREAS, David Fields lived a life that was rich in personal
and professional achievements, and he will long be remembered with
admiration and affection by all who knew him; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Robert David Fields
and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his
wife, Leasa Fields; to his children, Jacob Fields and Luci Edwards
and her husband, Kyle; to his parents, Dan and Joyce Fields; to his
sisters, Danna Dewlen and her husband, Robert, and Deborah Savage
and her husband, Jack; and to his other relatives and many 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
David Fields.
Hunter
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2052 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 25, 2017.
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Chief Clerk of the House