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Longtime Baytown civic leader Robert Gillette dies at 93
Robert L. Gillette, a Baytown attorney, former Port of Houston Authority commissioner, and longtime civic volunteer, died May 8 at 93. Funeral mass set for May 13 at St. Jude Thaddeus Church in Highlands after a Tuesday remembrance at Goose Creek Country Club. He contributed to Baytown and Harris County for more than six decades, guiding real estate law work, veteran home loans, and local organizations while supporting Lee College Foundation and the Bay Area Water Authority.
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Baytown Sun
Bob Gillette
Baytown
Bay Area Water Authority
Port of Houston Authority
Robert L. Gillette
Gillette
Goose Creek Country Club
St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church
S. Main St
Highlands
South Texas School of Law
Army Air Corps
Reid, Strickland and Gillette
G.I. Home Loans
Bay Title Company
Harris County
Baytown Chamber of Commerce
Harris Country Hospital Board
Community Chest
Baytown Health League