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G.R. (Bob) Close

G.R. 'Bob' Close

Full Name: George Robert "Bob" Close
Date of birth: January 28, 1930
Date of death: October 19, 1998

Terms of Service

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 64 Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 13, 1981 66th   Republican Perryton / Ochiltree   Dallam, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Roberts, Sherman
H 64 Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979 65th   Republican Perryton / Ochiltree   Dallam, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Roberts, Sherman
H 64 Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977 64th   Republican Perryton / Ochiltree   Dallam, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Roberts, Sherman

Terms of Service

Legislatures:
66th  
Party:
Republican
Home City/County:
Perryton / Ochiltree
Counties in district:
Dallam, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Roberts, Sherman

Legislatures:
65th  
Party:
Republican
Home City/County:
Perryton / Ochiltree
Counties in district:
Dallam, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Roberts, Sherman

Legislatures:
64th  
Party:
Republican
Home City/County:
Perryton / Ochiltree
Counties in district:
Dallam, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Roberts, Sherman

Biographical Information

  • Memorial, September 1999, p. 851. Texas Bar Journal.

  • United States Air Force. Memorial, September 1999, p. 851. Texas Bar Journal.

  • Obituary, George Robert "Bob" Close, 10/22/1998, p. B4. Austin American-Statesman.
  • George Robert "Bob" Close, birth date 1/28/1930, death date 10/19/1998, burial in Shamrock Cemetery, Shamrock, Wheeler County. Includes reprint of obituary in Amarillo Globe Times, 10/22/1998. Find a Grave.
  • Selected newspaper articles

  • Named 'Honorable Mention'. Best and Worst Legislators 1977.

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