H.R. No. 717
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, A life dedicated to serving his state and nation
drew to a close with the death of Bobby Glen Stout of Throckmorton,
who passed away on November 30, 2019, at the age of 62; and
WHEREAS, Bobby Stout was born to Glen Stout and Annette
Franklin on January 3, 1957, and he grew up in Throckmorton with two
sisters, Lynna and Cindy; after graduating from Throckmorton High
School in 1975, he attended Cisco Junior College and worked several
jobs before enlisting in the U.S. Navy in 1978; out of his class of
more than 450, he received the Navy League Outstanding Recruit
Award, and he did much of his service overseas; and
WHEREAS, Following his four years in the navy, Mr. Stout
worked briefly in the petroleum business before entering the Texas
Game Warden Academy in 1984; over the course of his 15-year career
as a state game warden, he became the youngest warden promoted to
the rank of captain at the time, and he served two terms as
president of Northwest Texas Field and Stream, a conservation club
that helped establish the Texas Game Warden Association; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Stout was the proud father of two children,
Katie and Harley, and he delighted in the time they spent together,
hiking at Big Bend or in the Rocky Mountains; he also enjoyed
fishing with friends, working in the yard, playing 42 with his
family, and reading the Western novels of Louis L'Amour; and
WHEREAS, Although he is deeply missed, those who were
privileged to share in Bobby Stout's love and friendship will
always remember him with great admiration and affection; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Bobby Glen Stout and
extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: to his
daughter, Katie Stout; to his son, Harley Glen Stout; to his mother,
Annette Franklin, and her husband, Richard; to his sisters, Lynna
Ray and her husband, Charles, and Cindy Bentch and her husband, Ron;
to his uncle, Harley Oldham, and his aunt, Bobbie Bailey; and to his
many 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 Bobby
Stout.
Spiller
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 717 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on April 23, 2021.
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Chief Clerk of the House