Bill Text: TX HR778 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Robert Virgil Gordon of Crosby.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-22 - Reported enrolled [HR778 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR778-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 778 |
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WHEREAS, Robert Virgil Gordon of Crosby passed away on March | ||
3, 2019, at the age of 47, bringing a profound loss to all those who | ||
loved and cherished him; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born on December 8, 1971, to Margaret Davis and | ||
Joseph Roland Gordon, Robert Gordon grew up with the companionship | ||
of three brothers, Mario, Benjamin, and Darin, and three sisters, | ||
Fantricia, Avryl, and Casey; after graduating from Crosby High | ||
School, he attended the Spartan College of Aeronautics and | ||
Technology and Rice Aviation and then enlisted in the United States | ||
Marine Corps; he embraced and embodied the Marine Corps values of | ||
honor, courage, and commitment, and on returning home from his | ||
military career, he distinguished himself as an employee of | ||
ExxonMobil for 21 years, which included service at the company's | ||
plants in Baytown and in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Gordon developed a strong work ethic at an early | ||
age, and this trait, coupled with his natural aptitude, helped him | ||
excel at nearly everything he turned his hand to; he was an avid | ||
outdoorsman with a passion for playing golf, deer hunting, fishing, | ||
calf roping, and going to the rodeo, and he was also a skilled | ||
mechanic, welder, and repairman; and | ||
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Gordon enjoyed the love | ||
and support of his wife, Shalantha; he was the caring father of five | ||
children, Raven, Jordan, Shelby, Chance, and Zavian, who preceded | ||
his father in death, and he was also blessed with a granddaughter, | ||
Azalea; and | ||
WHEREAS, Those fortunate to have known Robert Gordon will | ||
remember his zest for life and his unwavering devotion to those he | ||
loved, and they will forever treasure their memories of the time | ||
they spent in his company; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Robert Virgil Gordon | ||
and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his | ||
wife, Shalantha Gordon, to his children, Raven, Jordan, Shelby, and | ||
Chance Gordon; to his granddaughter, Azalea Bennett; to his mother, | ||
Margaret Davis; to his father, Joseph Roland Gordon, and his wife, | ||
Bernadine; to his brothers, Mario Gordon and his wife, Tracy, and | ||
Benjamin Davis and his wife, Nicole; to his sisters, Fantricia Rene | ||
and her husband, John, Avryl Gordon, and Casey Ciruti and her | ||
husband, Floyd; to his parents-in-law, Paula Bell and her husband, | ||
Johnny, and Andrew Couty Sr. and his wife, Stephanie; to his | ||
brother-in-law, Andrew Couty Jr.; to his grandmother, Rosie Espree | ||
Broussard; and to his other relatives, friends, and colleagues; | ||
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 | ||
Gordon. | ||
Johnson of Harris | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 778 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on March 21, 2019. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||