Bill Text: TX HR348 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled

Texas House Resolution 348 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: In memory of the Honorable Mary Lou Robinson.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2019-03-14 - Reported enrolled [HR348 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HR348-Enrolled.html



	H.R. No. 348



	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The State of Texas lost a trailblazing jurist with
	the death of Mary Lou Robinson of Amarillo on January 26, 2019, at
	the age of 92; and
	WHEREAS, Born to Gerald and Frances Strueber in Dodge City,
	Kansas, on August 25, 1926, the former Mary Lou Strueber grew up in
	Amarillo; she met her future husband, A. J. Robinson, at The
	University of Texas School of Law, and they established the
	Robinson & Robinson firm in Amarillo; in 1955, Ms. Robinson was
	appointed judge of the Potter County Court-at-Law, and she later
	became judge of the 108th District Court and associate justice and
	then chief justice of the 7th Court of Appeals; in 1979, she was
	appointed by President Jimmy Carter as United States district judge
	for the Northern District of Texas, a position she held for almost
	four decades; and
	WHEREAS, Judge Robinson was known for her fairness,
	integrity, and meticulous application of the law; she ran her
	courtroom with tremendous professionalism, and she dug deeply into
	the issues of every case in order to understand all aspects; while
	serving as a role model and mentor to other women in the legal
	community, she also advocated powerfully for women's rights and the
	passage of the Texas Equal Rights Amendment, and she helped to
	effect change in laws that prohibited married women from entering
	into binding contracts; in 2018, she became the first woman within a
	five-state area to have a federal courthouse named in her honor; and
	WHEREAS, The devoted mother of three children, Rebecca,
	Diana, and Matthew, Judge Robinson taught them the importance of
	family, hard work, honesty, and service; she eventually knew the
	joy of becoming a proud grandmother and great-grandmother; deeply
	committed to the community, she served on the boards of a host of
	civic organizations, and she was an elder of Westminster
	Presbyterian Church; and
	WHEREAS, Mary Lou Robinson set an inspiring example as a
	pioneer of the Texas judiciary and a pillar of the legal community
	for over six decades, and she will be remembered with admiration and
	affection by all who were fortunate enough to know her; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Mary Lou Robinson and
	extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her
	children, Rebecca McCoy and her husband, Mark, Diana Robinson and
	her fiancé, Ed Hatchett, and Matthew Robinson and his wife, Mary; to
	her grandchildren, Jeremy Gruhlkey and his wife, Naeun Rim, Bradley
	Gruhlkey, Ashley Kelley and her husband, Taylor, Rachel Robinson
	and Joel Lehtinen, Blake Elms and her husband, Gatlin, David Tubb
	and his wife, Hayley, and Frances Tubb; to her
	granddaughter-in-law, Elana Harvey; to her nine
	great-grandchildren; and to her many other relatives and friends;
	and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of the
	Honorable Mary Lou Robinson.

	Price

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 348 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on March 13, 2019.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House