Bill Text: TX HR2014 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Charles Edward Grubbs of Willis.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-27 - Reported enrolled [HR2014 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR2014-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2014 |
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WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful endeavor drew to | ||
a close when Charles Edward Grubbs of Willis passed away on October | ||
3, 2009, at the age of 77; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born on January 9, 1932, in Jean, Charles Grubbs was | ||
the son of Charles and Lena Grubbs and the brother of Inez, Nora, | ||
Raymond, Don, Sandy, and Leroy; answering his country's call to | ||
duty, he joined the United States Air Force and served his country | ||
during the Korean War; he ultimately spent 13 years in the military | ||
before returning to civilian life; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Grubbs subsequently enjoyed a three-decade-long | ||
career with Brown & Root as an executive pilot; following his | ||
retirement, he and his wife, Barbara, moved to Willis, near Lake | ||
Conroe, where he employed his carpentry skills in remodeling homes | ||
and working on various building projects for his family and | ||
friends; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Grubbs was the father of three children, Donald | ||
Ray, Cathy, and Vickie, and through the years, his family grew to | ||
include four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and one | ||
great-great-grandchild; and | ||
WHEREAS, Charles Grubbs enjoyed a life that was rich in the | ||
intangibles that matter most, and he is deeply missed by all those | ||
who held him dear; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Charles Edward | ||
Grubbs and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to | ||
his wife, Barbara Gaeke Grubbs; to his daughters and sons-in-law, | ||
Cathy and Bruce French and Vickie and Chip Williams; to his sister | ||
and her husband, Inez and Hank Bramlett; 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 Charles | ||
Grubbs. | ||
Bohac | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2014 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on May 26, 2011. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||