Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1		-	H.R. No. 348
	1	+	86R9721 BPG-D
	2	+	By: Price H.R. No. 348
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4	5		R E S O L U T I O N
5	6		WHEREAS, The State of Texas lost a trailblazing jurist with
6	7		the death of Mary Lou Robinson of Amarillo on January 26, 2019, at
7	8		the age of 92; and
8	9		WHEREAS, Born to Gerald and Frances Strueber in Dodge City,
9	10		Kansas, on August 25, 1926, the former Mary Lou Strueber grew up in
10	11		Amarillo; she met her future husband, A. J. Robinson, at The
11	12		University of Texas School of Law, and they established the
12	13		Robinson & Robinson firm in Amarillo; in 1955, Ms. Robinson was
13	14		appointed judge of the Potter County Court-at-Law, and she later
14	15		became judge of the 108th District Court and associate justice and
15	16		then chief justice of the 7th Court of Appeals; in 1979, she was
16	17		appointed by President Jimmy Carter as United States district judge
17	18		for the Northern District of Texas, a position she held for almost
18	19		four decades; and
19	20		WHEREAS, Judge Robinson was known for her fairness,
20	21		integrity, and meticulous application of the law; she ran her
21	22		courtroom with tremendous professionalism, and she dug deeply into
22	23		the issues of every case in order to understand all aspects; while
23	24		serving as a role model and mentor to other women in the legal
24	25		community, she also advocated powerfully for women's rights and the
25	26		passage of the Texas Equal Rights Amendment, and she helped to
26	27		effect change in laws that prohibited married women from entering
27	28		into binding contracts; in 2018, she became the first woman within a
28	29		five-state area to have a federal courthouse named in her honor; and
29	30		WHEREAS, The devoted mother of three children, Rebecca,
30	31		Diana, and Matthew, Judge Robinson taught them the importance of
31	32		family, hard work, honesty, and service; she eventually knew the
32	33		joy of becoming a proud grandmother and great-grandmother; deeply
33	34		committed to the community, she served on the boards of a host of
34	35		civic organizations, and she was an elder of Westminster
35	36		Presbyterian Church; and
36	37		WHEREAS, Mary Lou Robinson set an inspiring example as a
37	38		pioneer of the Texas judiciary and a pillar of the legal community
38	39		for over six decades, and she will be remembered with admiration and
39	40		affection by all who were fortunate enough to know her; now,
40	41		therefore, be it
41	42		RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
42	43		Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Mary Lou Robinson and
43	44		extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her
44	45		children, Rebecca McCoy and her husband, Mark, Diana Robinson and
45	46		her fiancé, Ed Hatchett, and Matthew Robinson and his wife, Mary; to
46	47		her grandchildren, Jeremy Gruhlkey and his wife, Naeun Rim, Bradley
47	48		Gruhlkey, Ashley Kelley and her husband, Taylor, Rachel Robinson
48	49		and Joel Lehtinen, Blake Elms and her husband, Gatlin, David Tubb
49	50		and his wife, Hayley, and Frances Tubb; to her
50	51		granddaughter-in-law, Elana Harvey; to her nine
51	52		great-grandchildren; and to her many other relatives and friends;
52	53		and, be it further
53	54		RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
54	55		prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
55	56		Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of the
56	57		Honorable Mary Lou Robinson.
57		-	Price
58		-	______________________________
59		-	Speaker of the House
60		-	I certify that H.R. No. 348 was unanimously adopted by a
61		-	rising vote of the House on March 13, 2019.
62		-	______________________________
63		-	Chief Clerk of the House