Bill Text: TX HR368 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Robert G. Neill Jr. of El Paso.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-17 - Reported enrolled [HR368 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR368-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 368 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their | ||
| memories of Robert G. Neill Jr. of El Paso, who died on May 30, | ||
| 2015, at the age of 70; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Bob Neill was born in Passaic, New Jersey, on June 4, | ||
| 1944, to Mildred Ziegler and Robert Neill, who served as a | ||
| lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army; the family lived in France, | ||
| South Korea, and Brownwood, Texas, before settling in El Paso in | ||
| 1957; Mr. Neill graduated as co-valedictorian of the Irvin High | ||
| School Class of 1962, and he went on to earn a bachelor's degree at | ||
| Colgate University; after receiving his law degree from The | ||
| University of Texas at Austin in 1970, he returned to El Paso with | ||
| his new bride, Rosemary Vivero; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Neill began his career in the trust department | ||
| of the El Paso National Bank, where he rose to vice president; he | ||
| later opened a private practice in probate law, helping countless | ||
| clients over the years, no matter how difficult their cases and | ||
| regardless of their ability to pay; he was a founding member and | ||
| board chair of the El Paso Probate Bar Association, a fellow of the | ||
| Texas Bar Foundation, and a founding board member of the El Paso | ||
| Community Foundation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, From his college days in Austin until the end of his | ||
| life, Mr. Neill was a dedicated member of the Democratic Party, | ||
| helping to run campaigns, advising candidates and elected | ||
| officials, and fund-raising; he was twice a delegate to the | ||
| Democratic National Convention as well as a member of the State | ||
| Democratic Executive Committee and a co-chair of the state party; | ||
| in 2002, he helped bring the state convention to El Paso; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Devoted to his family, Mr. Neill shared 46 years of | ||
| marriage with his wife, Rosemary, and he once turned down a ride on | ||
| Air Force One with President Jimmy Carter to take his children, | ||
| Margaret and Alex, trick-or-treating; through the years, he took | ||
| great pride in his children's successes, and he later found immense | ||
| joy in spending time with his granddaughters, Olivia and Evelyn; | ||
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| WHEREAS, Admired for his compassion, integrity, and good | ||
| humor, Bob Neill lived a life rich in personal and professional | ||
| achievements, and he leaves behind a record of service that will | ||
| continue to inspire all who had the good fortune to know him; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory | ||
| of Robert G. Neill Jr. and extend heartfelt sympathy to his | ||
| relatives 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 Bob Neill. | ||
| Moody | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 368 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on August 15, 2017. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
