Bill Text: TX HR639 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Robert K. Murphy of Houston.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-13 - Reported enrolled [HR639 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR639-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 639 |
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the | ||
death of Robert K. Murphy of Houston on November 29, 2016, at the | ||
age of 86; and | ||
WHEREAS, Bob Murphy was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Richard | ||
and Loretta Murphy; after graduating from Loyola Academy, he | ||
answered his nation's call to duty and enlisted in the U.S. Marine | ||
Corps, serving during the Korean War and attaining the rank of | ||
master sergeant; and | ||
WHEREAS, Returning to civilian life, Mr. Murphy married Joan | ||
Bowers in 1954, and they shared many happy years together until her | ||
death; he was the proud father of five children, Mary Beth, Marilyn, | ||
Jim, Barbara, and Kathleen, and later in life, he was blessed with | ||
nine grandchildren, Christopher, Jonathan, Patrick, Nicholas, | ||
Robert, Pace, Katie, Benjamin, and Emma, and a great-grandson, | ||
James; and | ||
WHEREAS, A resident of Houston since 1963, Mr. Murphy enjoyed | ||
a successful career with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance | ||
Company that spanned five decades, and he was active in his | ||
community and in local politics for most of his life as well; a man | ||
of deep religious faith, he was a member of St. Cecilia Catholic | ||
Church and a patron of the Holy Name Retreat Center; and | ||
WHEREAS, Proud of his Irish heritage, Mr. Murphy was an | ||
energetic, good-humored, and dynamic individual who knew his own | ||
mind; he loved music, he enjoyed playing golf and hunting, and he | ||
particularly delighted in the time he spent with his children and | ||
grandchildren at his home on Inks Lake; and | ||
WHEREAS, Bob Murphy embraced life to the fullest, and the | ||
memory of his optimism and gregarious laugh ensure that he will | ||
forever remain a vibrant presence in the lives of all those who knew | ||
and loved him; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Robert K. Murphy 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 Robert K. | ||
Murphy. | ||
Bohac | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 639 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on March 9, 2017. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||