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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Memories of a life well lived remain to comfort the |
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| 6 | 7 | | family and friends of Robert Marion Estes of Parker County, who |
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| 7 | 8 | | passed away on November 19, 2020, at the age of 87; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Bob Estes was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on October |
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| 9 | 10 | | 16, 1933, to Charles Gullard Estes and Daisy Brown Estes, and he |
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| 10 | 11 | | grew up with the companionship of a brother, Charles; after |
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| 11 | 12 | | graduating from Treadwell High School in 1951, he enrolled at the |
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| 12 | 13 | | University of Tennessee, where he earned a bachelor's degree in |
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| 13 | 14 | | business administration; while there, he pledged Lambda Chi Alpha |
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| 14 | 15 | | Fraternity; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Estes was drafted into the United States Army in |
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| 16 | 17 | | 1954, and he went on to serve as a high-speed radio operator in |
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| 17 | 18 | | Germany; after returning stateside, he wed the former Carolyn Hull, |
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| 18 | 19 | | with whom he shared 60 years of marriage until her passing; he |
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| 19 | 20 | | excelled in his career as a gear designer for International |
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| 20 | 21 | | Harvester, an agricultural and automotive manufacturer, and was |
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| 21 | 22 | | later promoted to its corporate general offices in Chicago, |
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| 22 | 23 | | Illinois, to work in labor relations; in 1969, he moved to Fort |
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| 23 | 24 | | Worth, where he was employed as an industrial engineer for 28 years |
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| 24 | 25 | | and notably developed computerized methods for estimating machine |
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| 25 | 26 | | work; and |
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| 26 | 27 | | WHEREAS, A devoted family man, Mr. Estes was blessed with two |
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| 27 | 28 | | sons, Robert and David, two granddaughters, Emily and Elizabeth, |
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| 28 | 29 | | and a great-granddaughter, Caroline, along with many nieces and |
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| 29 | 30 | | nephews; he loved the outdoors and enjoyed taking hunting trips |
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| 30 | 31 | | with his sons and granddaughters; and |
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| 31 | 32 | | WHEREAS, Although Bob Estes is deeply missed, he will forever |
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| 32 | 33 | | be remembered with great admiration and affection by those he |
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| 33 | 34 | | leaves behind; now, therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 35 | 36 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Robert Marion Estes |
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| 36 | 37 | | and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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| 37 | 38 | | sons, Robert Franklin Estes and his wife, Linda, and David Carlton |
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| 38 | 39 | | Estes and his wife, Marybeth; to his granddaughters, Emily Ann |
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| 39 | 40 | | Bolender and her husband, Gabriel, and Elizabeth Ann Estes; to his |
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| 40 | 41 | | great-granddaughter, Caroline Olivia Bolender; to his |
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| 41 | 42 | | sister-in-law, Bobbie Hull; and to his other relatives and friends; |
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| 42 | 43 | | and, be it further |
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| 43 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 44 | 45 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 45 | 46 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Robert |
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| 46 | 47 | | Marion Estes. |
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