Bill Text: TX HR579 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Baylor University professor Robert G. Packard.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-15 - Reported enrolled [HR579 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR579-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 579 |
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WHEREAS, Robert G. Packard of Waco, an esteemed educator and | ||
a central figure in his community, passed away on January 5, 2019, | ||
at the age of 94; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in Regina, New Mexico, on August 13, 1924, | ||
Robert Packard graduated from Temple High School in 1943, and he | ||
served with the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War II; | ||
following his military tenure, he earned bachelor of science, | ||
master of arts, and doctoral degrees in physics from The University | ||
of Texas at Austin, and in 1952, he was named an associate professor | ||
of physics at Baylor University; he met his future wife, the former | ||
Joyce Hornaday, on the Waco campus, and the couple, who married on | ||
April 15, 1954, went on to share a rewarding union of 64 years; and | ||
WHEREAS, Enjoying a distinguished career at Baylor spanning | ||
nearly six decades, Dr. Packard received the highest honor granted | ||
to the university's faculty members, a master teacher designation, | ||
and his classroom in the Marrs McLean Science Building was renamed | ||
the Robert G. Packard Lecture Hall; renowned for his popular | ||
introductory physics course, this beloved professor returned in | ||
2009 to teach the class for one semester after having retired in | ||
2002; and | ||
WHEREAS, Dr. Packard achieved professor emeritus of physics | ||
status and was the recipient of the university's W. R. White | ||
Meritorious, Collins Outstanding Professor, and Baylor Legacy | ||
Mentor Awards, among others; he was also named an Outstanding | ||
Educator of America, and the Robert G. and Joyce Hornaday Packard | ||
Endowed Scholars Fund was established in honor of Dr. Packard and | ||
his wife, a former assistant dean of women at Baylor; moreover, he | ||
worked tirelessly in behalf of his fellow citizens, holding | ||
numerous volunteer leadership roles; and | ||
WHEREAS, Robert Packard earned the admiration of all who knew | ||
him, inspiring generations of students with his creative teaching | ||
methods, and he leaves behind a legacy that will resonate at Baylor | ||
University and in the Waco community for years to come; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Robert G. Packard | ||
and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: to his | ||
wife, Joyce Packard; to his brothers, Charles, Wayne, and | ||
I. B. Packard; to his nieces and nephews; 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 | ||
Packard. | ||
Leach | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 579 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on March 13, 2019. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||