87R6633 BPG-D
By: Clardy H.R. No. 163
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, A full and productive life drew to a close with the
passing of former state representative Robert Lewis Fairchild of
Center on December 1, 2019, at the age of 90; and
WHEREAS, The son of Robert Carl Fairchild and Anna Dagma
Lewis Fairchild, Bob Fairchild was born in Beaumont on January 31,
1929, and grew up in Chester; he completed both his bachelor's
degree in business administration and his law degree at The
University of Texas at Austin; in 1953, he co-founded the Center law
firm known today as Fairchild, Price, Haley & Smith; he was admitted
to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court and Fifth Circuit Court of
Appeals, among other venues; dedicated to his profession, he served
as president of the Shelby County Bar Association, and he was a
member of the East Texas Chapter of the American Board of Trial
Advocates and a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation; in 1994, he
retired from his practice, and nine years later, he was honored by
the State Bar for 50 years of service to the organization; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Fairchild served in the Texas House from 1961 to
1965; during his tenure, he chaired both the General Investigating
and Judicial Districts Committees, and he was a member of a number
of other committees; he further benefited his fellow citizens as
president of the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce, and he helped
organize Little League baseball in his community; a deacon of First
Baptist Church since 1979, he taught the Fellowship Class for many
years as well; and
WHEREAS, Devoted to his family, Mr. Fairchild shared a
fulfilling marriage with his wife, Patsy; they were the parents of
four children, Robert, Jan Ellen, David, and Karla, and they were
blessed with six grandchildren, Carrie, RC, Philip, Matt, Britney,
and Eric, as well as numerous great-grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, Although Bob Fairchild is deeply missed, he left
behind a legacy that will long be treasured by all those who held
him dear; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Robert Lewis
Fairchild and extend sincere condolences to his loved ones; 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 the
Honorable Robert Lewis Fairchild.