H.R. No. 106
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Memories of a life well lived remain to comfort the
family and friends of Robert Marion Estes of Parker County, who
passed away on November 19, 2020, at the age of 87; and
WHEREAS, Bob Estes was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on October
16, 1933, to Charles Gullard Estes and Daisy Brown Estes, and he
grew up with the companionship of a brother, Charles; after
graduating from Treadwell High School in 1951, he enrolled at the
University of Tennessee, where he earned a bachelor's degree in
business administration; while there, he pledged Lambda Chi Alpha
Fraternity; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Estes was drafted into the United States Army in
1954, and he went on to serve as a high-speed radio operator in
Germany; after returning stateside, he wed the former Carolyn Hull,
with whom he shared 60 years of marriage until her passing; he
excelled in his career as a gear designer for International
Harvester, an agricultural and automotive manufacturer, and was
later promoted to its corporate general offices in Chicago,
Illinois, to work in labor relations; in 1969, he moved to Fort
Worth, where he was employed as an industrial engineer for 28 years
and notably developed computerized methods for estimating machine
work; and
WHEREAS, A devoted family man, Mr. Estes was blessed with two
sons, Robert and David, two granddaughters, Emily and Elizabeth,
and a great-granddaughter, Caroline, along with many nieces and
nephews; he loved the outdoors and enjoyed taking hunting trips
with his sons and granddaughters; and
WHEREAS, Although Bob Estes is deeply missed, he will forever
be remembered with great admiration and affection by those he
leaves behind; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Robert Marion Estes
and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his
sons, Robert Franklin Estes and his wife, Linda, and David Carlton
Estes and his wife, Marybeth; to his granddaughters, Emily Ann
Bolender and her husband, Gabriel, and Elizabeth Ann Estes; to his
great-granddaughter, Caroline Olivia Bolender; to his
sister-in-law, Bobbie Hull; and to his other relatives and 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
Marion Estes.
King of Parker
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 106 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on March 10, 2021.
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Chief Clerk of the House