Bill Text: TX HR1307 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Robert Jefferson Dobbs of Forney.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-06 - Reported enrolled [HR1307 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1307-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1307 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Robert Jefferson Dobbs of Forney, an esteemed Texan | ||
| and a friend to many, passed away on January 8, 2019, at the age of | ||
| 99; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Jeff Dobbs was born in Mart on March 4, 1919, to | ||
| Robert Edward and Kathleen Elizabeth Williams Dobbs; after losing | ||
| both of his parents at an early age, he grew up at Buckner Orphans | ||
| Home in Dallas, where he and his siblings worked on a dairy farm and | ||
| raised crops to help support the orphanage and provide for each | ||
| other; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Following his graduation from Buckner, Mr. Dobbs | ||
| attempted to enlist in the United States Army but was rejected for | ||
| health reasons; he was later drafted when World War II began to | ||
| escalate, and he went on to serve his country honorably; after | ||
| returning from the war, he enjoyed a 45-year career in the sheet | ||
| metal business, and he remained a dedicated member of the Sheet | ||
| Metal Workers Union for 70 years; a valued Forney resident since | ||
| 1959, he was honored in 2018 as the oldest World War II veteran in | ||
| Kaufman County; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Dobbs drew strength from the love and support of | ||
| his wife, Addie Lee, and the couple shared a rewarding marriage that | ||
| spanned more than seven decades; he was the proud father of two | ||
| sons, Robert and Randel, and he had the pleasure of seeing his | ||
| family grow to include seven grandchildren and eight | ||
| great-grandchildren; in his leisure time, he delighted in farming | ||
| and gardening with his wife; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Admired for his kindness, humility, and industrious | ||
| spirit, Jeff Dobbs lived a caring and purposeful life, and he leaves | ||
| behind a record of service that his loved ones can remember with | ||
| pride; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Robert Jefferson | ||
| Dobbs and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: | ||
| to his wife, Addie Lee Dobbs; to his sons, Robert Dobbs and his | ||
| wife, Becky, and Randel Dobbs and his wife, Janna; to his | ||
| grandchildren, Jeff Dobbs and his wife, Brandy, Rusty Dobbs, Sara | ||
| Campbell and her husband, Cody, Andy Dobbs and his wife, Carolyn, | ||
| Megan Meeks and her husband, Landry, Molly Pope and her husband, | ||
| Josh, and Melissa Bereuter and her husband, Cliff; to his | ||
| great-grandchildren, Jacob, Jayci, Emily, Davis, Ezra, Georgia, | ||
| Mara, and Sam; to his brother, Jack Dobbs, and his wife, Barbara; | ||
| and to his 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 Robert | ||
| Jefferson Dobbs. | ||
| Bell of Kaufman | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1307 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on May 3, 2019. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
