Bill Text: TX SR130 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: In memory of Robert Stanley Wright Sr.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-07 - Reported enrolled [SR130 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR130-Introduced.html
| 2023S0065-1 01/27/23 | ||
| By: Eckhardt | S.R. No. 130 | |
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and | ||
| commemorates the life of Dr. Robert Stanley Wright Sr., who died | ||
| on December 28, 2022, at the age of 99; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born on July 31, 1923, Robert Stanley Wright Sr. | ||
| was an exemplary citizen and an esteemed member of the Austin | ||
| community; a native Austinite and a lifelong resident of the | ||
| capital city, Robert graduated from Austin High School and went | ||
| on to attend The University of Texas at Austin; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Robert served with distinction as a flight | ||
| instructor in the United States Marines Air Corps from 1943 | ||
| through 1946, and he concluded his active duty with the rank of | ||
| captain; after returning to Texas, he enrolled as a student at | ||
| Texas Chiropractic College, and on June 21, 1947, Robert was | ||
| joined in marriage with Carolyn Porter; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After graduating in 1950 from Texas Chiropractic | ||
| College, Robert joined his father in the Wright Family | ||
| Chiropractic practice in Austin, which his father had founded in | ||
| 1920; he practiced alongside his father at the family's | ||
| chiropractic office located on West 12th Street, where it still | ||
| remains today, and he continued to serve as a trusted physician | ||
| to the Austin community throughout seven decades; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dr. Bob, as he was affectionately known by many, | ||
| was noted for his expertise and his personable and empathetic | ||
| manner, and he was beloved by his staff and patients; in 1994, he | ||
| was joined in the practice by his own son, Dr. Billy Wright, and | ||
| more recently, his grandson Dr. Tyler Wright also joined the | ||
| family practice; he retired in 2021, confident in leaving the | ||
| practice in the hands of the third and fourth generations of | ||
| Wright family chiropractors; and | ||
| WHEREAS, An avid and accomplished outdoorsman, Robert took | ||
| great pleasure in deer hunting; he appreciated any opportunity to | ||
| exercise his skill as a pilot, and he especially enjoyed flying | ||
| the surplus military plane he and a friend had purchased and kept | ||
| in a hangar on Koenig Lane; he was an active member of his church | ||
| community at Hyde Park Baptist Church, where he served the | ||
| congregation for many years as a deacon and as a teacher and | ||
| leader; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Robert and his cherished wife, Carolyn, shared 64 | ||
| years of devoted marriage until her passing in 2011; they were | ||
| blessed with a daughter, Sue Alison Peschel, and two sons, Robert | ||
| Stanley Wright Jr. and James William Wright; his seven | ||
| grandchildren and his 13 great-grandchildren were a source of | ||
| much pride and joy to him; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A beloved husband, father, and grandfather and a | ||
| man of strong character and faith, his generous spirit was a | ||
| source of inspiration to others, and he leaves behind memories | ||
| that will be treasured by his many loved ones and by all who were | ||
| privileged to share in his life; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved | ||
| family of Robert Stanley Wright Sr.; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas | ||
| Senate. | ||
