| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1180 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their |
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| 6 | 6 | | memories of Robert Lys of Navasota, who passed away on December 5, |
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| 7 | 7 | | 2022, at the age of 91; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, A native of Wheelock, Robert Lys was born on July 3, |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1931, to Leopold Walter and Marie Demel Sodek Lys; he grew up with |
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| 10 | 10 | | the companionship of two brothers, Joe and Lee, and four sisters, |
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| 11 | 11 | | Martha, Georgia, Gladys, and Elsie, and he attended school in the |
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| 12 | 12 | | Macey community in Brazos County before transferring to Normangee |
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| 13 | 13 | | High School; after his graduation, he enlisted in the United States |
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| 14 | 14 | | Air Force and served in both the U.S. and Greenland; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Following his honorable discharge from the |
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| 16 | 16 | | military, Mr. Lys returned home and began training to be a game |
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| 17 | 17 | | warden; he went on to work as a game warden in Grimes and |
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| 18 | 18 | | surrounding counties for 42 years, and even after his retirement in |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1993, he continued to serve special assignments when requested; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Lys enjoyed the love and |
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| 21 | 21 | | support of his wife, Bessie Ann Lys, with whom he shared 67 years of |
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| 22 | 22 | | marriage; the couple was blessed with two sons, Michael and Bobby, |
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| 23 | 23 | | and over the years, their family grew to include five grandchildren |
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| 24 | 24 | | and three great-grandchildren; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Robert Lys lived a life that was rich in personal and |
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| 26 | 26 | | professional achievements, and he will forever be remembered with |
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| 27 | 27 | | admiration and affection by those he leaves behind; now, therefore, |
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| 28 | 28 | | be it |
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| 29 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 30 | 30 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Robert Lys and |
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| 31 | 31 | | extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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| 32 | 32 | | Bessie Ann Lys; to his son, Robert Lys Jr., and his wife, Sandra; to |
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| 33 | 33 | | his grandchildren, Melissa Lys Flournoy and her husband, Stephen, |
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| 34 | 34 | | Kathryn Lys Mikulenka and her husband, Eric, Jonathan E. Lys and his |
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| 35 | 35 | | wife, Lauren, Michael L. Lys and his wife, Allycenn, and Marcus L. |
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| 36 | 36 | | Lys and his wife, Alexandra; to his great-grandchildren, Wilmarie, |
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| 37 | 37 | | Jonah, and Lucas Lys; and to his other relatives and friends; and, |
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| 38 | 38 | | be it further |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 40 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 41 | 41 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Robert Lys. |
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| 42 | 42 | | Kacal |
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| 43 | 43 | | ______________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 45 | 45 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1180 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 46 | 46 | | rising vote of the House on April 28, 2023. |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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