SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 23
	In Memory
	of
	Robert Lee Powell
	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the
	citizens of Fort Worth in mourning the loss of Robert Lee Powell,
	who died May 3, 2013, at the age of 68; and
	WHEREAS, Bob Powell was born November 23, 1944, in Dallas;
	he lived in Detroit, Chicago, and Atlanta while growing up and
	earned a bachelor's degree from Southern Methodist University
	and a master's degree from DePaul University; he served the
	nation with distinction in the United States Army as a first
	lieutenant in Vietnam and earned a Purple Heart and two Bronze
	Stars; and
	WHEREAS, He enjoyed a fulfilling, 30-year career with
	Merrill Lynch and Company, Incorporated, and attained membership
	in the prestigious Merrill Lynch Quarter Century Club; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Powell was deeply devoted to numerous
	charitable organizations, including the All Church Home for
	Children, the Tarrant County Food Bank, the Presbyterian Night
	Shelter, and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
	of Texas; and
	WHEREAS, He and his wife, Nancy, were mainstays of the Fort
	Worth art and social scenes, and he participated in numerous
	Junior Woman's Club spring shows; and
	WHEREAS, He was a man of many interests and talents whose
	eternal optimism, generous spirit, and enthusiasm for living
	each day to the fullest will not be forgotten; and
	WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband to his wife, Nancy, a
	loving father to his daughters, Haley and Amanda, and an adoring
	grandfather to his grandson, Jackson, and he leaves behind
	memories that will be treasured forever by his family and his
	many friends; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
	83rd Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby extend sincere
	condolences to the bereaved family of Robert Lee Powell; 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, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in
	memory of Robert Lee Powell.
	Davis
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		President of the Senate
		I hereby certify that the
		above Resolution was adopted by
		the Senate on June 6, 2013, by a
		rising vote.
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		Secretary of the Senate
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		Member, Texas Senate