Bill Text: TX HR489 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Robert Lee Creel of Highlands.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-17 - Reported enrolled [HR489 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR489-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 489 | ||
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| WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the | ||
| passing of Robert Lee Creel of Highlands on January 20, 2015, at the | ||
| age of 92; and | ||
| WHEREAS, R. L. Creel was born in Livingston on September 11, | ||
| 1922, the second of 10 children of Jim and Leora Creel; growing up | ||
| in the Baytown area during the Great Depression, he learned the | ||
| value of hard work at an early age and took a job delivering ice in | ||
| the mornings before school; he served as cocaptain of the football | ||
| team during his years at Robert E. Lee High, and his fellow students | ||
| honored him with the title of Mr. Robert E. Lee of the class of | ||
| 1940; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A veteran of the United States Air Force, Mr. Creel | ||
| settled in Highlands, where he owned and operated Creel's Auto | ||
| Parts and Service while also working as a real estate broker; | ||
| throughout his half-century in that field, he played a vital role in | ||
| local housing development, helping to promote growth in the | ||
| community, and in 2010 he was honored by the Texas Real Estate | ||
| Commission for maintaining his license for 50 uninterrupted years; | ||
| in addition to his automotive and real estate businesses, he was | ||
| employed by New York Life Insurance Company for 38 years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Beyond his many professional accomplishments, | ||
| Mr. Creel served as a member of the Highlands Rotary Club for 55 | ||
| years, and he was recognized as a Paul Harris Fellow in 1981; he was | ||
| also a valued member of Peace Tabernacle Church and later of Harvest | ||
| Temple; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Creel was, above all else, devoted to his wife, | ||
| Thelma Adams Creel, and his children, Sharon Lee, Robert Dwayne, | ||
| William Reeves, Mark Allan, and Mary Margaret; and | ||
| WHEREAS, While the death of R. L. Creel brings great sadness | ||
| to his family and friends, he leaves behind a legacy that will long | ||
| be treasured by all those who held him dear; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Robert Lee Creel and | ||
| extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his | ||
| children, Sharon Biehle, Robert Dwayne Creel and his wife, Patty, | ||
| William R. Creel and his wife, Cindy, and Mary Margaret Creel; to | ||
| his grandchildren, Blake Spanier and his wife, Bonnie, Coady Creel | ||
| and his wife, Ty, Casey Creel and his wife, Jennifer, Blair Biehle | ||
| and his wife, Sarah, Hillary Armstrong and her husband, Luke, and | ||
| Alex, Jana, and Mary Catherine Creel; to his great-grandchildren, | ||
| Colin and Lila Creel, Randy and Ryan Armstrong, and Brooklyn | ||
| Biehle; to his sisters, Jimmyrtle Rogers, Daris Galloway, Jeanette | ||
| Haddox, Coya Eddleman, and Loretta Moreau; 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 Robert Lee | ||
| Creel. | ||
| Smith | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 489 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on March 5, 2015. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
