Bill Text: TX SR342 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Robert Crayford Lee.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-09 - Reported enrolled [SR342 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SR342-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Robert Crayford Lee | ||
| WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life has drawn to a close | ||
| with the passing of Robert Crayford Lee of Houston on February | ||
| 12, 2015, at the age of 90; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Lee was born in Austin on August 12, 1924, to | ||
| Georgia and Robert E. Lee; he grew up in Wichita Falls, where he | ||
| learned his strong work ethic at an early age, delivering papers | ||
| and doing yard work and other jobs; he attended high school in | ||
| Wichita Falls and Corpus Christi and graduated from Waco High | ||
| School, where during his senior year he competed as a member of | ||
| the tennis and debate teams while also working two jobs; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Answering his nation's call to duty in 1943, | ||
| Mr. Lee entered the United States Navy and trained as a naval | ||
| aviator; after his discharge in 1946, he attended The University | ||
| of Texas at Austin, where he earned a bachelor's degree in | ||
| business administration in 1950; following his graduation, he | ||
| found employment at Scarbrough's department store; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1951, Mr. Lee met Ann Edwards of Ponchatoula, | ||
| Louisiana; he asked her to marry him on their second date, and | ||
| they were joined in matrimony for 64 years; the couple became the | ||
| proud parents of five sons, James, Michael, Robert, Richard, and | ||
| Donald; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Lee and his family moved first to | ||
| Albuquerque, New Mexico, and then to Houston, where he went to | ||
| work selling books on tax law for the publisher Prentice Hall; a | ||
| man of strong religious faith, he was a valued member of First | ||
| Presbyterian Church, where he took part in weekly fellowship and | ||
| Bible study classes; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Robert Lee was also a stalwart of the Republican | ||
| Party of Harris County, and he and his wife alternated serving as | ||
| precinct chair for more than four decades; after one of their | ||
| sons was severely injured in an accident, Mr. Lee became a | ||
| campaigner for medical marijuana, and he helped to found | ||
| Republicans Against Marijuana Prohibition; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Beloved for his pleasant manner and | ||
| steadfastness, Robert Lee centered his life around his family, | ||
| his nation, and civic engagement, and those who were blessed to | ||
| share in his love and affection will forever hold him close in | ||
| their hearts; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th | ||
| Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Robert Crayford | ||
| Lee and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: | ||
| to his wife, Ann Edwards Lee; to his sons, James Lee, Michael Lee, | ||
| Robert Lee, Richard Lee, and Donald Lee and his wife, Susan; to | ||
| his four granddaughters and two great-grandchildren; to his | ||
| sister, Georgiabeth Mercier; to his brother, James E. Lee; 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 Senate adjourns | ||
| this day, it do so in memory of Robert Crayford Lee. | ||
| Huffman | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 9, 2015, by a | ||
| rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
