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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their |
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| 6 | 7 | | memories of Robert G. Neill Jr. of El Paso, who died on May 30, |
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| 7 | 8 | | 2015, at the age of 70; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Bob Neill was born in Passaic, New Jersey, on June 4, |
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| 9 | 10 | | 1944, to Mildred Ziegler and Robert Neill, who served as a |
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| 10 | 11 | | lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army; the family lived in France, |
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| 11 | 12 | | South Korea, and Brownwood, Texas, before settling in El Paso in |
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| 12 | 13 | | 1957; Mr. Neill graduated as co-valedictorian of the Irvin High |
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| 13 | 14 | | School Class of 1962, and he went on to earn a bachelor's degree at |
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| 14 | 15 | | Colgate University; after receiving his law degree from The |
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| 15 | 16 | | University of Texas at Austin in 1970, he returned to El Paso with |
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| 16 | 17 | | his new bride, Rosemary Vivero; and |
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| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Neill began his career in the trust department |
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| 18 | 19 | | of the El Paso National Bank, where he rose to vice president; he |
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| 19 | 20 | | later opened a private practice in probate law, helping countless |
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| 20 | 21 | | clients over the years, no matter how difficult their cases and |
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| 21 | 22 | | regardless of their ability to pay; he was a founding member and |
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| 22 | 23 | | board chair of the El Paso Probate Bar Association, a fellow of the |
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| 23 | 24 | | Texas Bar Foundation, and a founding board member of the El Paso |
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| 24 | 25 | | Community Foundation; and |
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| 25 | 26 | | WHEREAS, From his college days in Austin until the end of his |
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| 26 | 27 | | life, Mr. Neill was a dedicated member of the Democratic Party, |
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| 27 | 28 | | helping to run campaigns, advising candidates and elected |
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| 28 | 29 | | officials, and fund-raising; he was twice a delegate to the |
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| 29 | 30 | | Democratic National Convention as well as a member of the State |
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| 30 | 31 | | Democratic Executive Committee and a co-chair of the state party; |
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| 31 | 32 | | in 2002, he helped bring the state convention to El Paso; and |
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| 32 | 33 | | WHEREAS, Devoted to his family, Mr. Neill shared 46 years of |
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| 33 | 34 | | marriage with his wife, Rosemary, and he once turned down a ride on |
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| 34 | 35 | | Air Force One with President Jimmy Carter to take his children, |
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| 35 | 36 | | Margaret and Alex, trick-or-treating; through the years, he took |
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| 36 | 37 | | great pride in his children's successes, and he later found immense |
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| 37 | 38 | | joy in spending time with his granddaughters, Olivia and Evelyn; |
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| 38 | 39 | | and |
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| 39 | 40 | | WHEREAS, Admired for his compassion, integrity, and good |
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| 40 | 41 | | humor, Bob Neill lived a life rich in personal and professional |
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| 41 | 42 | | achievements, and he leaves behind a record of service that will |
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| 42 | 43 | | continue to inspire all who had the good fortune to know him; now, |
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| 43 | 44 | | therefore, be it |
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| 44 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 45 | 46 | | Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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| 46 | 47 | | of Robert G. Neill Jr. and extend heartfelt sympathy to his |
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| 47 | 48 | | relatives and many friends; and, be it further |
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| 48 | 49 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 49 | 50 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 50 | 51 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Bob Neill. |
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