Bill Text: TX HR1863 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Robert Leroy Looney of Evant.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-26 - Reported enrolled [HR1863 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1863-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1863 |
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WHEREAS, The life of a highly respected oil and gas industry | ||
leader drew to a close with the passing of Robert Leroy Looney of | ||
Evant on December 1, 2022, at the age of 79; and | ||
WHEREAS, Rob Looney was born in Hutchinson, Kansas, on | ||
June 2, 1943, to Walter and Helen Looney, and he grew up with five | ||
brothers, Charles, Walter, Larry, Donald, and Harold, and a sister, | ||
Janice; a graduate of Iola High School, he earned an education | ||
degree from the University of Kansas and a juris doctor degree from | ||
its school of law; and | ||
WHEREAS, Embarking on a career with the Phillips Petroleum | ||
Company, Mr. Looney served in its legal departments in Colorado, | ||
Alaska, Texas, and Oklahoma before settling in Austin in 1976 to | ||
become senior vice president of the Texas Association of Business; | ||
in 1982, he established his own legal practice; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Looney joined the Texas Oil and Gas Association | ||
in 1988, and during his 26 years as president, he oversaw a number | ||
of changes that led to the establishment of new industry safety | ||
guidelines and the responsible production of natural resources; | ||
moreover, he created the TXOGA Insurance Agency and the TXOGA | ||
Workers' Compensation Safety Group; additionally, he served on the | ||
Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission and with the U.S. Oil & | ||
Gas Association; upon his retirement in 2014, he was honored with | ||
the prestigious TXOGA Distinguished Service Award; and | ||
WHEREAS, In retirement, Mr. Looney served the Evant Chamber | ||
of Commerce as president, and he helped put into place the Evant | ||
Independent School District Heritage Foundation; in all his | ||
endeavors, he enjoyed the love and support of his wife, Charlotte, | ||
and his daughters, Stacy and Krissy; and | ||
WHEREAS, Admired for his kind and generous nature, Rob Looney | ||
lived a life that was rich in personal and professional | ||
achievements, and he will forever be a source of inspiration to | ||
those he leaves behind; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Robert Leroy Looney | ||
and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his | ||
wife, Charlotte Bennight Looney; to his daughters, Stacy Looney and | ||
Krissy Lilljedahl, and their mother, Linda Strang Looney; to his | ||
son-in-law, Bobby Lilljedahl; to his grandchildren, Lila Grace, | ||
Jace, and Elli Lilljedahl; to his wife's children, Sheldon Bennight | ||
and his wife, Jessica, and their son, Jackson, and Shelley Barrett | ||
and her children, Gracie and Jett; to his brothers, Walter Looney | ||
and his wife, Lyndeen, Larry Looney and his wife, Jenel, Donald | ||
Looney and his wife, Sue, and Harold Looney and his wife, Chris; 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 Rob Looney. | ||
Slawson | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1863 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on May 25, 2023. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||