Bill Text: TX HR188 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Robert Franklin Dean of Houston.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-07-30 - Reported enrolled [HR188 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR188-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 188 |
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WHEREAS, Residents of Houston lost a beloved neighbor and a | ||
revered business leader with the passing of Robert Franklin Dean on | ||
July 15, 2013; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in Houston in 1942, Bob Dean was the son of | ||
Claude Nathan Dean and Nellie Gladis Dean; he earned his bachelor's | ||
degree from the University of Houston before embarking on a career | ||
in insurance; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1980, Mr. Dean cofounded Dean & Draper Insurance | ||
Agency, a firm that he developed into a National Top 100 agency with | ||
150 employees in Houston and the surrounding area; with his | ||
industry expertise and well-honed business acumen, he was able to | ||
run a profitable enterprise while also respecting the concerns of | ||
clients, associates, and employees alike, and he saw his company | ||
win many accolades, including selection by Texas Monthly as one of | ||
the Top 100 Places to Work; and | ||
WHEREAS, This esteemed businessman gave generously of his | ||
time and talents as a director of both the Independent Insurance | ||
Agents of Texas and the Independent Insurance Agents of Houston; | ||
committed to fostering the next generation of industry leaders, he | ||
also served as cofounder and chair of the advisory board that | ||
assists the Insurance & Risk Management program at the University | ||
of Houston-Downtown; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Dean and his wife Betsy Ellen Dean shared a | ||
fulfilling marriage until her passing; fortunate to find love once | ||
again, he exchanged wedding vows with Brenda Forrest in 2006, and | ||
they enjoyed great happiness together; Bob Dean was the proud | ||
patriarch of a large blended family, to whom he was a ready source | ||
of encouragement and wisdom, and his acts of kindness, large and | ||
small, left an indelible impression on the hearts of many; | ||
passionate about quality family time, RV trips, tailgating, and | ||
country music, he also deeply treasured his affiliation with the | ||
Holy Spirit Episcopal Church, where he was active in the | ||
congregation for more than two decades; and | ||
WHEREAS, A visionary leader in his field, Bob Dean forged a | ||
distinguished career while never losing sight of what matters most, | ||
and his memory will endure in the hearts of all those whose lives he | ||
touched; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory | ||
of Robert Franklin Dean and extend sincere sympathy to the members | ||
of his family: to his wife, Brenda Dean; to his children, Kyle Dean | ||
and his wife, Kristen, and Courtney Dean Tully and her husband, | ||
Bryan; to his sister, Marjorie Wooster, and her husband, Jeff; to | ||
his nephews, Patrick Darnell, Jr., and his wife, Johnna, and Gene | ||
Darnell and his wife, Carla; to his nieces, Tracie Resendez and her | ||
husband, Daniel, and Lisa Franks; to his stepchildren, Robert | ||
Kanary and his wife, Vicki, Shasta Ely and her husband, Shawn, and | ||
Keaton Forrest; to his grandchildren, Hunter Dean, Blakely Tully, | ||
Shannon Hansen, and Christian, Cason, and Lexis Ely; and to his | ||
other 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 | ||
Franklin Dean. | ||
Bohac | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 188 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on July 29, 2013. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||