Bill Text: TX HR224 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Robert Burns Scherer Jr. of Anahuac.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-23 - Reported enrolled [HR224 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR224-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 224 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Friends and family will forever cherish their | ||
| memories of Robert Burns Scherer Jr. of Anahuac, who passed away on | ||
| February 28, 2020, at the age of 82; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in Beaumont on March 31, 1937, Bobby Scherer | ||
| was the son of Lola Foster and Robert Burns Scherer Sr., and he grew | ||
| up with a sister, Pam; after graduating from Anahuac High School in | ||
| 1955, he went on to earn a bachelor's degree in history from Rice | ||
| University and continued his education at Perkins School of | ||
| Theology at Southern Methodist University; he later returned to | ||
| Anahuac and worked at his father's Chrysler dealership for nine | ||
| years until he was elected as district clerk in 1972; he served in | ||
| that position for 36 years and retired in 2008; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Scherer was active in his community and held | ||
| leadership positions in several clubs and organizations, including | ||
| the Chambers County Historical Commission, Spindletop MHMR | ||
| Services, the Anahuac Lions Club, and the Sons of Confederate | ||
| Veterans Speights Battalion; an avid reader and local historian, he | ||
| volunteered at the Chambers County Museum at Wallisville and | ||
| authored several books on Chambers County; sustained by a strong | ||
| faith, he was a dedicated congregant of Trinity Episcopal Church | ||
| for more than six decades; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Scherer enjoyed the love | ||
| and support of his wife, Eleanor, with whom he shared a rewarding | ||
| marriage that spanned 41 years; he was a devoted father to his three | ||
| children, Sam, Andrea, and Caroline, and he took great pride in his | ||
| four grandchildren, Emily, Sara, Tyler, and Jackson; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Bobby Scherer lived a rich and purposeful life | ||
| centered around his family and his community, and he will long be | ||
| remembered with great tenderness and affection by all who knew him; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Robert Burns | ||
| Scherer Jr. and extend heartfelt sympathy to his family and many | ||
| 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 Bobby | ||
| Scherer. | ||
| Middleton | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 224 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on March 18, 2021. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
