Texas HR 428: Honoring the Coppell Independent School District for its service to the Dallas area.

Bill Text

89(R) HR 428 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

  

  

  
 H.R. No. 428

  

  

   

 R E S O L U T I O N

   

        WHEREAS, David Thomas Roberts, an esteemed Texan and friend 

  

 to many, passed away on June 30, 2024, at the age of 65; and

  

        WHEREAS, The son of Doris and Bob Roberts, Dave Roberts was 

  

 born in East St. Louis, Illinois, on January 14, 1959; he graduated 

  

 from Aldine High School in Houston in 1977, and he continued his 

  

 education at The University of Texas at Austin; and

  

        WHEREAS, Mr. Roberts' entrepreneurial skills and tremendous 

  

 work ethic brought him great success, and over the years, he 

  

 established a number of businesses, including Teligistics, 

  

 Defiance Press & Publishing, ProcureLogix, and Comanche Rose Ranch, 

  

 where he realized his longtime dream of raising Longhorn cattle; in 

  

 addition, he held numerous patents for innovative processes in a 

  

 variety of industries, and he authored six books, The Death of 

  

 Liberty, Purge on the Potomac, A State of Treason, Patriots of 

  

 Treason, Unemployable, and Hunt It Down, Kill It & Drag It Home; and

  

        WHEREAS, Mr. Roberts wed the love of his life, Rose Marquez, 

  

 on February 23, 1984, and they enjoyed a rewarding marriage that 

  

 spanned four decades; he took great pride in his children, Tiffany, 

  

 Tanya, Travis, and Tanner, and with the passing years, he had the 

  

 privilege of becoming "Papaw" to nine grandchildren, Vivi, Braeden, 

  

 Aliza, Isabel, Thomason, Lily, Travis, Amelia, and the late Adelyn 

  

 Shelander; a Texas history buff, sports enthusiast, and true animal 

  

 lover, he cherished time spent with his family and friends and found 

  

 great fulfillment in serving as a coach and mentor; and

  

        WHEREAS, While the death of Dave Roberts brings immeasurable 

  

 sorrow to his loved ones, he leaves behind a legacy that will long 

  

 be treasured by all those who held him dear; now, therefore, be it

  

        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas 

  

 Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of David Thomas Roberts 

  

 and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn his passing; 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 Dave 

   

 Roberts.

  

   

 Toth

   

   

 ______________________________

   

 Speaker of the House     

  

   

        I certify that H.R. No. 428 was unanimously adopted by a 

   

 rising vote of the House on May 23, 2025.

   

   

 ______________________________

   

 Chief Clerk of the House