Bill Text: TX HR109 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Robert Frank Faulkner of Tyler.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-12 - Reported enrolled [HR109 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR109-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 109 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The city of Tyler lost a beloved resident with the | ||
| death of Robert Frank Faulkner on August 28, 2018, at the age of 96; | ||
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| WHEREAS, Bob Faulkner was born to Sterry and Inez Faulkner on | ||
| January 16, 1922, in Duncan, Oklahoma, and he grew up in Electra, | ||
| Texas, where he graduated from high school; he was an Eagle Scout, | ||
| and he took part in the very first National Scout Jamboree in 1937; | ||
| answering his nation's call to duty, he served in the U.S. Army Air | ||
| Corps in the Pacific during World War II; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After the war, Mr. Faulkner attended the University | ||
| of Oklahoma, where he lettered in tennis and earned a bachelor's | ||
| degree in mechanical engineering; in 1948, he settled in Tyler, and | ||
| he went on to become one of the first air conditioning engineers in | ||
| East Texas; in 1975, he earned a U.S. patent for a solar panel; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A gifted tennis player, Mr. Faulkner cofounded the | ||
| Tyler Tennis and Swim Club, established the Faulkner Tennis Center | ||
| at Faulkner Park, and served as a volunteer tennis coach for the | ||
| Tyler schools; he also sponsored an awards dinner for local | ||
| players, and he was the host of the U.S. Tennis Association's Bob | ||
| Faulkner Super Champ Major Zone tennis tournament every summer; a | ||
| serious golfer as well, he was a longtime member of the Willow Brook | ||
| Country Club and a cofounder of Hollytree Country Club and | ||
| Briarwood Country Club, where he was golf champion for three years; | ||
| he played Santa Claus each Christmas at several children's homes | ||
| for half a century, and he helped establish the Historic Aviation | ||
| Memorial Museum at Tyler Pounds Regional Airport; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Faulkner was married to Gloria Beth Weatherall | ||
| for nearly seven decades, until her death, and they were the parents | ||
| of two daughters, Karen and Buffie; Mr. Faulkner was later blessed | ||
| with four grandchildren, Robert, Richard, Courtney, and James, and | ||
| five great-grandchildren, Molly, John, Richard, Andrew, and Sarah; | ||
| a man of strong religious faith, he attended Marvin United | ||
| Methodist Church for 70 years, serving on the board of stewards, as | ||
| chair of the property committee, as a Sunday school teacher, and as | ||
| scoutmaster of Troop No. 336; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A devoted family man and an esteemed leader in his | ||
| community, Bob Faulkner lived a rich and purposeful life, and he | ||
| leaves behind a record of good works that will long be remembered in | ||
| Tyler; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Robert Frank | ||
| Faulkner and extend heartfelt sympathy to his family 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 | ||
| Frank Faulkner. | ||
| Clardy | ||
| Schaefer | ||
| Hefner | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 109 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on March 6, 2019. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
