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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The citizens of Jasper County lost a dedicated |
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public servant with the passing of Constable Tommy Robinson of |
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Evadale on March 4, 2013, at the age of 68; and |
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WHEREAS, A United States Army veteran, Mr. Robinson served in |
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Vietnam before embarking on a career in law enforcement that would |
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span nearly 45 years; over the course of his tenure, he would serve |
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with distinction as a deputy and investigator under five Jasper |
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County sheriffs; and |
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WHEREAS, Tommy Robinson was appointed to his post as the |
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constable of Precinct 6 by the Jasper County Commissioners Court in |
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2006 to fill an unexpired term, and he was twice returned to that |
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office by local voters; and |
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WHEREAS, Constable Robinson was devoted to his family, which |
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includes his wife, Robin Robinson, and his son, Mark Mueller; and |
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WHEREAS, Treasured by his family and by his many friends in |
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the community, Tommy Robinson will be deeply missed, but the |
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generosity and compassion with which he lived his life will ensure |
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he will long be remembered by all who had the good fortune to know |
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him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Constable Tommy |
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Robinson and extend sincere sympathy to his wife, Robin Robinson, |
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to his son, Mark Mueller, and to his other friends and relatives; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Constable |
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Tommy Robinson. |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1319 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on April 17, 2013. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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