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               SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 44
            
            In Memory
         
            of
         
            Robert Lee Moody Sr.
         
                   WHEREAS, The city of Galveston lost a titan of business and 
         
            philanthropy with the death of Robert Lee Moody Sr. on 
         
            November 7, 2023, at the age of 88; and
         
                   WHEREAS, Born on Galveston Island on July 28, 1935, Bobby 
         
            Moody was the son of Shearn Moody Sr. and Frances Moody Newman; 
         
            his father died the following year, and he and his brother, 
         
            Shearn, were educated at boarding school; Bobby Moody graduated 
         
            as the top cadet at Valley Forge Military Academy and served his 
         
            country in the U.S. Army; mentored by his grandfather, W. L. 
         
            Moody, the founder of American National Insurance Company, he 
         
            possessed similar business acumen and established National 
         
            Western Life Insurance Company in 1956; he eventually rose to 
         
            become chair and president/CEO of ANICO and built it into one of 
         
            the country's premier insurance firms; in addition, he created an 
         
            affiliated company that developed the South Shore Harbour 
         
            subdivision, hotel, and conference center in League City; and
         
                   WHEREAS, Mr. Moody also held other key roles in the family 
         
            business empire, including chair of Moody National Bank; while 
         
            earning esteem as one of the city's most prominent citizens, he 
         
            was known for treating everyone around him with respect and 
         
            empathy; he encouraged the professional development of his 
         
            employees, and many stayed on for decades; and
         
                   WHEREAS, Devoted to his hometown, Mr. Moody guided the 
         
            charitable Moody Foundation and found numerous ways to make a 
         
            positive impact; he established the Moody Neurorehabilitation 
         
            Institute to help brain trauma patients, and in 1992, he 
         
            spearheaded construction of Moody Gardens; one of the 
         
            Southwest's premier educational and leisure facilities, Moody 
         
            Gardens draws some two million visitors annually, spurring the 
         
            local economy while providing horticultural therapy, education, 
         
            and employment for individuals with disabilities; he further 
         
            benefited the disability community by creating the Moody 
         
            Endowment; and
         
                   WHEREAS, Mr. Moody maintained a healthy balance between 
         
            his myriad ventures and his home life; he and his wife of 53 
         
            years, Ann McLeod Moody, raised a blended family of eight 
         
            children, and they broadened their horizons with extensive 
         
            travel; on Saturday mornings, he was coach, pitcher, and umpire 
         
            for baseball games with all the neighborhood children; he was 
         
            preceded in death by an infant son and by his wife; and
         
                   WHEREAS, An ardent champion of Galveston, Bobby Moody 
         
            worked tirelessly to provide opportunities for its citizens, 
         
            through both his professional and philanthropic endeavors, and 
         
            his contributions will continue to resonate in the years to come; 
         
            now, therefore, be it
         
                   RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th 
         
            Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life 
         
            of Robert Lee Moody Sr. and extend sincere condolences to the 
         
            members of his family: to his children, Robert L. Moody Jr. and 
         
            his wife, Ingrid, Russell S. Moody, Ross R. Moody, Frances Anne 
         
            "Francie" Moody-Dahlberg and her husband, Kevin, Edwin Vince 
         
            "Vic" Matthews and his wife, Cindi, Lea McLeod Matthews and her 
         
            wife, Jennifer, Allan Watkins Matthews and his wife, Lori, and 
         
            Dorothea "Dotsy" Matthews Balentine and her husband, David; to 
         
            his grandchildren, Elizabeth Lee "Elle" Moody and her husband, 
         
            James Gray, Frances Moody Buzbee and her husband, Tony, Robert L. 
         
            Moody III, Jackson Davis "Jack" Moody, Maggie Grace Moody, 
         
            Russell Shearn "Rusty" Moody II, William Charles McLeod "Will" 
         
            Matthews and his wife, Emma, Katherine Leanne "Kit" Matthews, 
         
            Tiffany Nicole Bastow, Kimberly McLeod Almon and her husband, 
         
            Jackson, Marissa Ann Matthews, Lauren Anne Balentine, Alexis 
         
            Gabrielle Moody-Dahlberg, and Ashton Lee Moody-Dahlberg; to his 
         
            great-grandchildren, Ella Ann Grant, Jackson "Pierce" Almon II, 
         
            Brooks Woodson Almon, and Ann McLeod "Annie" Almon; 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 Lee Moody Sr.
         
            Middleton
         
            ________________________________ 
         
                President of the Senate


	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 44


	In Memory
	of
	Robert Lee Moody Sr.

	WHEREAS, The city of Galveston lost a titan of business and
	philanthropy with the death of Robert Lee Moody Sr. on
	November 7, 2023, at the age of 88; and

	WHEREAS, Born on Galveston Island on July 28, 1935, Bobby
	Moody was the son of Shearn Moody Sr. and Frances Moody Newman;
	his father died the following year, and he and his brother,
	Shearn, were educated at boarding school; Bobby Moody graduated
	as the top cadet at Valley Forge Military Academy and served his
	country in the U.S. Army; mentored by his grandfather, W. L.
	Moody, the founder of American National Insurance Company, he
	possessed similar business acumen and established National
	Western Life Insurance Company in 1956; he eventually rose to
	become chair and president/CEO of ANICO and built it into one of
	the country's premier insurance firms; in addition, he created an
	affiliated company that developed the South Shore Harbour
	subdivision, hotel, and conference center in League City; and

	WHEREAS, Mr. Moody also held other key roles in the family
	business empire, including chair of Moody National Bank; while
	earning esteem as one of the city's most prominent citizens, he
	was known for treating everyone around him with respect and
	empathy; he encouraged the professional development of his
	employees, and many stayed on for decades; and

	WHEREAS, Devoted to his hometown, Mr. Moody guided the
	charitable Moody Foundation and found numerous ways to make a
	positive impact; he established the Moody Neurorehabilitation
	Institute to help brain trauma patients, and in 1992, he
	spearheaded construction of Moody Gardens; one of the
	Southwest's premier educational and leisure facilities, Moody
	Gardens draws some two million visitors annually, spurring the
	local economy while providing horticultural therapy, education,
	and employment for individuals with disabilities; he further
	benefited the disability community by creating the Moody
	Endowment; and

	WHEREAS, Mr. Moody maintained a healthy balance between
	his myriad ventures and his home life; he and his wife of 53
	years, Ann McLeod Moody, raised a blended family of eight
	children, and they broadened their horizons with extensive
	travel; on Saturday mornings, he was coach, pitcher, and umpire
	for baseball games with all the neighborhood children; he was
	preceded in death by an infant son and by his wife; and

	WHEREAS, An ardent champion of Galveston, Bobby Moody
	worked tirelessly to provide opportunities for its citizens,
	through both his professional and philanthropic endeavors, and
	his contributions will continue to resonate in the years to come;
	now, therefore, be it

	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
	Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life
	of Robert Lee Moody Sr. and extend sincere condolences to the
	members of his family: to his children, Robert L. Moody Jr. and
	his wife, Ingrid, Russell S. Moody, Ross R. Moody, Frances Anne
	"Francie" Moody-Dahlberg and her husband, Kevin, Edwin Vince
	"Vic" Matthews and his wife, Cindi, Lea McLeod Matthews and her
	wife, Jennifer, Allan Watkins Matthews and his wife, Lori, and
	Dorothea "Dotsy" Matthews Balentine and her husband, David; to
	his grandchildren, Elizabeth Lee "Elle" Moody and her husband,
	James Gray, Frances Moody Buzbee and her husband, Tony, Robert L.
	Moody III, Jackson Davis "Jack" Moody, Maggie Grace Moody,
	Russell Shearn "Rusty" Moody II, William Charles McLeod "Will"
	Matthews and his wife, Emma, Katherine Leanne "Kit" Matthews,
	Tiffany Nicole Bastow, Kimberly McLeod Almon and her husband,
	Jackson, Marissa Ann Matthews, Lauren Anne Balentine, Alexis
	Gabrielle Moody-Dahlberg, and Ashton Lee Moody-Dahlberg; to his
	great-grandchildren, Ella Ann Grant, Jackson "Pierce" Almon II,
	Brooks Woodson Almon, and Ann McLeod "Annie" Almon; 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 Lee Moody Sr.

	Middleton



		________________________________
		President of the Senate