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| 6 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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| 8 | 9 | | passing of retired Texas game warden Garth William Shelby Robinson |
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| 9 | 10 | | Jr. on August 5, 2024, at the age of 83; and |
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| 10 | 11 | | WHEREAS, Born on Christmas Day in 1940, Bill Robinson was the |
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| 11 | 12 | | son of Garth and Juanita Robinson; he graduated from Midway High |
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| 12 | 13 | | School in 1959 and went on to sell cars for the Bird Kultgen Ford |
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| 13 | 14 | | dealership in Waco before embarking on his career as a game warden |
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| 14 | 15 | | with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department in 1966; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Assigned to the Marble Falls and Kerrville regions, |
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| 16 | 17 | | Mr. Robinson found tremendous fulfillment in his work and the |
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| 17 | 18 | | opportunity it provided him to protect Texas' natural resources and |
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| 18 | 19 | | ensure the safety of his fellow citizens; he was the recipient of |
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| 19 | 20 | | numerous awards and commendations for his distinguished service, |
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| 20 | 21 | | and he eventually retired as the chief of fisheries enforcement; a |
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| 21 | 22 | | leader in his profession, he served his peers as president of the |
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| 22 | 23 | | Texas Game Warden Association from 2000 to 2003 and also taught at |
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| 23 | 24 | | the Game Warden Training Center in Austin; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Robinson enjoyed the love |
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| 25 | 26 | | and support of his wife, Margaret; together, they created a blended |
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| 26 | 27 | | family that included his sons, Mark, Steve, and Bryan, and his |
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| 27 | 28 | | stepchildren, Jane, Brenda, Mark, Melanie, Robyn, and Robert, and |
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| 28 | 29 | | over the years, he was blessed with many grandchildren and |
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| 29 | 30 | | great-grandchildren as well; he took great pride in his involvement |
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| 30 | 31 | | with the Blazing Star Masonic Lodge No. 413 in Marble Falls, and he |
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| 31 | 32 | | had recently been awarded his 50-year certificate as a member of the |
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| 32 | 33 | | organization; and |
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| 33 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Bill Robinson was a devoted family man and a |
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| 34 | 35 | | significant asset to his community and to the Texas Parks and |
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| 35 | 36 | | Wildlife Department, and he leaves behind a record of service that |
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| 36 | 37 | | will continue to inspire all those who were fortunate enough to know |
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| 37 | 38 | | him; now, therefore, be it |
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| 38 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 39 | 40 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Garth William |
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| 40 | 41 | | Shelby Robinson Jr. and extend deepest condolences to the members |
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| 41 | 42 | | of his family: to his wife, Margaret Robinson; to his sons, Mark, |
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| 42 | 43 | | Steve, and Bryan Robinson; to his sister, Jean Pederson, and her |
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| 43 | 44 | | husband, Charles; to his stepchildren, Jane, Brenda, Mark, Melanie, |
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| 44 | 45 | | Robyn, and Robert; to his grandchildren and great-grandchildren; |
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| 45 | 46 | | and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be it further |
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| 46 | 47 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 47 | 48 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 48 | 49 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Garth |
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| 49 | 50 | | William Shelby Robinson Jr. |
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