HR255 - In memory of Robert Allen Batteaux of Houston.

      H.R. No. 255       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, Memories of a life well lived may help to comfort the   family and friends of Robert Allen Batteaux of Houston, who passed   away on February 8, 2025, at the age of 79; and          WHEREAS, Born in Houston on July 24, 1945, Robert Batteaux   was the son of Lois Ersula Jones and Robert Christopher Batteaux; he   graduated in 1963 from Phillis Wheatley High School, where he   distinguished himself as a talented basketball and tennis player;   he subsequently attended Prairie View A&M University on an athletic   scholarship and enjoyed a stellar collegiate career in tennis,   placing fifth in the nation at the National Association of   Intercollegiate Athletics tennis tournament and winning both   singles and doubles titles in the Southwestern Athletic Conference;   and          WHEREAS, Mr. Batteaux earned his bachelor's degree in   elementary education in 1968; after serving his country for two   years in the United States Army, he resumed his studies and obtained   a master of education degree in guidance and counseling from   Prairie View A&M and a master's degree in physical education from   Texas Southern University; in 2010, he was inducted into Prairie   View's Sports Hall of Fame and the Prairie View Interscholastic   League Coaches Association Hall of Fame; and          WHEREAS, Mr. Batteaux excelled in his career as a PE teacher   for the Houston Independent School District; over the years, he   coached several basketball, golf, and tennis teams to district   championships, and he was a positive influence in the lives of many   young athletes; later in his career, he served Houston ISD's   Barnett Sports Complex as director, a role in which he found great   fulfillment; and          WHEREAS, Beyond his work for Houston ISD, Mr. Batteaux taught   physical education at Houston Community College and developed HCC's   first physical education manual and Jazzercise program; he also   served as the facilities and sports program coordinator for Harris   County Precinct One and coordinated the annual Street Olympics   program; and          WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Batteaux enjoyed the love   and support of his wife of 54 years, Patricia Davis Batteaux, and a   cherished family that included his sons, Robert, Patrick, and   Roderick, and his granddaughters, Brooke and Callie; and          WHEREAS, A mentor and role model to countless young Texans,   Robert Batteaux leaves behind a legacy that will forever remain a   source of inspiration to all who knew him; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Robert Allen Batteaux   and extend sincere sympathy to his family and 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   Batteaux.     Dutton     Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw   Alders Guillen Morgan   Allen Harless Muñoz   Anchía Harris Noble   Ashby Harris Davila Olcott   Barry Harrison Oliverson   Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz   Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr   Bernal Hernandez Patterson   Bhojani Hickland Paul   Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso   Bowers Holt Perez of Harris   Bryant Hopper Phelan   Buckley Howard Pierson   Bucy Hull Plesa   Bumgarner Hunter Raymond   Button Isaac Reynolds   Cain Johnson Richardson   Campos Jones of Dallas Rodríguez Ramos   Canales Jones of Harris Romero   Capriglione Kerwin Rose   Cole King Rosenthal   Collier Kitzman Schatzline   Cook LaHood Schofield   Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft   Craddick Lambert Shaheen   Cunningham Landgraf Shofner   Curry Leach Simmons   Darby Leo Wilson Slawson   A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee   Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller   Dean Lopez of Bexar Swanson   DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico   Dorazio Louderback Tepper   Dutton Lowe Thompson   Dyson Lozano Tinderholt   Fairly Lujan Toth   Flores Luther Troxclair   Frank Manuel Turner   Gámez Martinez VanDeaver   Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut   Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos   Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell   Gates Metcalf Vo   Gerdes Meyer Walle   Geren Meza Ward Johnson   Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton   González of Dallas Moody Wilson   González of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu   Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener     ______________________________   Speaker of the House                 I certify that H.R. No. 255 was unanimously adopted by a rising   vote of the House on February 13, 2025.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House