The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 131, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 13, 2009 Page: 3 of 16
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to facilitate their legal League.
real estate work. His friends and associ-
He was a prominent ates will remember his
humor and his dedication
to family, friends, work the Baytown Sun’s web-
site at www.baytown-
sun.com.
civic leader in Baytown
and Harris County for
more than 60 years, serv- and community,
ing as Chairman of the
Lee College’s Senior Citizen Program made a two-day visit to Austin to address aging
and health care issues with state legislators and to advocate for state programs for
senior adults. In the top row, from left, are Leo Cole of Crosby, Linda Ritcheson of
Crosby, Elaine Prothro, Clint Prothro and Dick Duggan. Third row, left to right; Vicki
Krolczyk of Laporte, Babbora Cole, Pearl Schimming, Dale Schimming and Niles Brill.
In the second row, from left, are Mildred Rosamond of LaPorte, Cindy Mitchell of
Crosby, Rita Hillburn and Maydell Brill. In the front row, from left, are Tony O’Neill,
Margie O’Neill, JoAnn Marks of Liberty, Lona Odom of Liberty, Rosa Johnson, Lee
College Senior Citizen Program Director Lynne Foley and Texas State Representative
Wayne Smith. For information about the Lee College Senior Citizen program, contact
Foley at lfoley@lee.edu or call 281-425-6416.
“He’s been a great
com-
munity and the com-
attorney, longtime presi- munity is going to
dent of the Bay Area mjss him.”
Water Authority, former
Commissioner of the Port
' of Houston Authority and
a community leader who
served and volunteered
and helped causes in his
community in ways
almost too numerous to
count, Robert L. Gillette
died May 8. He was 93.
Friends and family
gathered to remember
Gillette Tuesday at Goose
Creek Country Club.
There will be a funeral
mass at St. Jude Thaddeus
Catholic Church, 800 S.
Main St. in Highlands at
10 a.m. today, May 13.
Gillette earned his law
degree at the South Texas
School of Law, served as
a judge advocate in the
Army Air Corps during
World War 11 and moved
his family to Baytown champion
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Editor s note: Because
of a publishing error in
Tuesday's edition, Robert
L. Gillette’s age at the
time of his passing was
listed as 83. He was 93
at the time of his pass-
ing. The Baytown Sun
regrets the error.
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Refreshments will
be provided.
Stunning hand-
crafted works Of art
provided by members
of area quilt guilds
will be on display at
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spread word about it far especially enjoyed his
and wide.
He was a member of
several local service
organizations and was a
j j * . > of Little
after the war, joining the League baseball. He had
law firm that later served as commander of
became Reid, Strickland American Legion Post
and Gillette. He built a 323, as a senior advisor
successful real estate law of Baytown Jaycees and
practice as he helped vet- as a member of the Harris
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G.I. home loans, eventu- He volunteered with the
ally establishing, with his Community Chest and
firm, Bay Title Company, with the Baytown Health 818, Baytown, Texas,
To view an online obit-
uary, go to www.navar-
refuneralhome.com or to
big enough to put every- I
thing that Bob did in it... ■
everything he was
involved in,” said Conrad
Magouirk, longtime
. Baytown banker who said
he had known Gillette for
more than 50 years.
“I’ve known Bob my
entire banking career so
that’s about 48 years,”
said Reggie Brewer, the
longtime president of
Baytown State Bank who
retired as a vice-chairman
at Amegy Bank. Gillette
was a director at
Baytown’s Citizens’
Bank, which is also now
Amegy Bank.
“Bob was always a sup-
porter of mine and a close
friend,” Brewer said. “His
impact as a leader in the
community has been
unparalleled. He’s been a
great benefit to the com-
munity and the communi-
ty is going to miss him.”
“Bob committed not
Board for the Baytown
Chamber of Commerce
many times and as presi-
dent of the Baytown Area Only his time but also his
Water Authority and of financial resources to
College make Baytown a better
place for everyone,”
Brewer added.
Tracey Wheeler, long-
Open House
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The Baytown Sun’s
clipping file on
Baytonian Bob Gillette is
a thick one with articles
clipped from newspapers benefit to the
dating back to the 1940s.
A retired Baytown
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sense of humor.
“I’ve known Bob since
about 1970,” she said. I
“We were close friends.”
“He was quite a charac-
ter and a loving, caring
individual. He did every-
thing, from his job to his
community service, with
humor and caring. We
will miss him greatly.”
In lieu of flowers, the
the Lee
Foundation.
He spent 12 years- as a
member of the Houston
Port Authority time president of the
Commission and took Baytown Chamber of
great pride in the com- Commerce, worked
mission’s work to make closely with Gillette over
the Port of Houston the *
best it could be and to I
Quilt display
planned at
funeral home
An open house for
the “Salute to
America” summer
quilt display will be
held from 2 p.rri. to
4 p.m. on Sunday at
Crespo & Jirrels
Funeral and
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Clements, Clifford E. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 131, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 13, 2009, newspaper, May 13, 2009; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1193028/m1/3/?rotate=0: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.