TRIMBLE, Robert Lynn (Skip)
Born on January 31, 1940 Passed on June 18, 2022 Passing before him were Skip’s parents Lynn Trimble and Faye Fisher Trimble and his dear sister Linda Trimble Ware and countless horses, dogs, and cats that were rescued and were an integral part of Skip and Mary’s family.
Living on are his wife and soulmate, Mary Mitchell Trimble Sister: Karen Trimble Hall and husband Dr. John Lee Hall Niece: Michelle Broderick and husband Mark Broderick Nephew: Brent Murray and fiance Danielle Helm, nephew Greg Hall and wife Tammie Hall, nephew Ben Hall and wife Kristi Hall.
Great nieces Hannah Murray, Sheridan Broderick, Riley Broderick Ziomek and husband Reese Ziomek, Lizzie Hall and Anna Hall.
Great nephews: Mac Hall and wife Katherine Hall, Will Hall and Sam Hall.
Great, great nephew Rhett Ziomek Godson Sidney Bradford and fiance Brenda Robinson Laura Villarreal and family Skip’s walking, lapsitting and sleeping-close-by four-legged dearly loved dogs, Shady, Derby, and Lincoln Skip Trimble: lucky, lucky me, I was his wife.
Skip was a loving, hilarious, brilliant animal activist, full of grace, compassionate, dedicated, caring, a storyteller extraordinaire, kind, fair, social-justice oriented, supportive, best joke teller ever, committed to his beliefs, a genuine ham, hard worker, legal genius, master of countless jobs through college, the life of every party, a man of integrity, generous with time and money, tenacious for animals and steadfast for equality, in love with singing "old" country music and listening to Willie’s Roadhouse loudly on the radio, happy hiking in Ruidoso, New Mexico, thrived in working out with his beloved godson Sidney, honest, He loved traveling the world with the Knights and was delighted that we made all seven continents. He especially loved Africa and guide Michael Lorentz.
And yet, he was also so much more.
Skip loved growing up in "The Cliff" and had a special childhood with his mom Faye and dad Lynn and two younger sisters Linda and Karen. He was in the first graduating class of South Oak Cliff High School in 1957.
After time in the Marines, Skip graduated from SMU in 1961, and then from SMU law school in 1964. Skip made lifelong friends with his brothers in Kappa Alpha at SMU and was an SMU cheerleader.
He loved law school and the dear friends he made during those three years. Many stories he told came from his SMU school days.
After law school he was immediately hired by the Justice Department and moved to Washington D.C. There were many adventures at Rehoboth Beach and big cases he got to try immediately with the Justice Department, and he made lifelong friends and again had many stories to tell.
The Justice Department transferred him to Ft. Worth where he officed. But he lived in his beloved Big D, in the area of apartments fondly called "Cement City." Skip (or “Cliffer,” as some called him) made many close friends there that he shared good times with for decades. Again, many stories from those days have been retold countless times.
Skip left the Justice Department and began his legal career in private practice with Sands &Tyler.
He next became a founding member of Winstead, McGuire, Sechrest and Trimble LLC. They were hard-working and brilliant young attorneys who started as four and grew exponentially in number with great success and recognition.
Also, many tales are told from those days!
Skip was eventually lured away from the law firm and became a partner in Centre Development. It was for the most part agreat job and a successful company filled with good people. And from those days the stories abound! When Centre dissolved, Skip went to Andrews and Kurth LLC as apartner, and yes, he had stories to tell.
His last professional stop was founding Catlyn Capital Corporation with long-time close friend Baker Montgomery. With Baker, Lisa, Curtis, Brett, and Joyce, the company prospered immensely as a respected and successful corporation that had many good times and made many memories ...for stories to tell.
In 1972, Imet my dear husband, on acampaign bus trip. How we met is awonderful story that he told countless times. It is one of my favorite stories. But no one will be able to tell it like he did, but here is a version: Skip was the co- -chair for the Ben Barnes campaign for governor in the North Texas area. He had organized a bus trip to Cleburne, TX to meet the train as Barnes was doing a "whistle stop" campaign trip through Texas. Skip was the life of the party on the bus. During the bus ride, Skip plopped down beside me with his boom box and tried his best to find our common ground. He began by lauding Ben Barnes (I detested Barnes). Strike One! Then Skip praised an MD from Carrollton (I pushed back with instances of the doctor’s botched surgeries and threats during a mayoral campaign). The third strike came when Skip breathed a sigh of relief that at least the doctor was not an osteopath!
(My beloved grandfather was an osteopath). The fourth try by a very persistent Skip: “Do you like country music?” “Yes!” “Charlie Pride?” “Yes!” And Skip turned on the boombox to Charlie crooning out “Crystal Chandeliers,” we started singing, and the rest of the history is six years of dating and 44 years of marriage!
Igrew up rescuing dogs and cats and nurturing an assortment of wild animals back to health. So when an opportunity arose to help an animal rescue and shelter group fighting a municipality, I gave him abig push to be their pro bono lawyer. He accepted and the rest is history: He was hooked on animal welfare. Skip quickly became passionate about and dedicated to animal rights in Texas and across the nation. He had the perfect mentor in learning animal welfare legislative work with the Texas Humane Legislative Network (THLN) co-founder Cile Holloway. It was eye opening for him to learn how animals were abused, enlightenment that led to his commitment, not just to rights and protection for animals, but also to disenfranchised people in our world. He was brilliant legislatively, charming legislators and writing countless bills for animal protection. Legislators appreciated that he was completely prepared, knew what he was talking about, wasn’t condescending and could always work humor or a story into their meeting....as he pushed his legislative bill forward. The bills he worked hard to get passed in Texas for the benefit and protection of animals were impactful and quite significant; for example, the Safe Outdoor Dogs Act, the law establishing Animal-Friendly License Plates, puppy mill regulation, laws against dog fighting, and the closing of horse-slaughtering plants, and other significant laws.
The extensive and significant amount of pro bono legal work that Skip happily and graciously did was aperfect example of how he cared for and helped so many people in countless ways. In fact, all of Skip’s animal-welfare legislative work was pro bono. Skip was aBoard Member of the Texas Humane Legislation Network; a former Board Member of Metroplex Animal Coalition; former Board Member of the Animal Legal Defense Fund; and member and former Chair of the Dallas Animal Advisory Commission. Skip was also instrumental in the formation of the Animal Law Section of the State Bar of Texas and an active member of that Section. He was instrumental in establishing an Animal Cruelty Prosecutor in the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office. Skip’s many honors include awards from Hughes & Luce for “Lobbyist of the Year”; the Metroplex Animal Coalition, PETA, Operation Kindness, THLN, and the Humane Society of the US.
Skip Trimble truly embraced my Holy Covenant United Methodist Church family and friends. He loved the Steel Magnolias of Sandra and PatPat, Michal and Kirk, Lou and Ed, Pam and Randy, the California Webster/Hart family and all the kids and spouses of each of them. He was close to and loved singing along and playing JukeBox Trivia with my side of the family, the Smiths.
Skip had ahuge giving heart and a huge love for me, and again, lucky me. He loved and enjoyed all of his Trimble family. His nephews Brent, Greg and Ben and their families and his niece Michelle and her family were all an integral part of his life. He was so very proud of them and loved the time he spent with each of them. They enjoyed each other immensely. They shared many laughs together and serious talks.
He truly thought they were amazing! Skip’s sister Karen and husband John were family and so much more to Skip. They loved each other unconditionally and were always supportive of each other and always there for each other since childhood. Skip loved and treasured his Trimble family and yes, many stories were told.
He had a countless number of friends and people whose life he impacted. He genuinely valued his friendships from all walks of life.
So, to all of you who knew Skip and loved him, do work for the animals, be good hearted, be kind to everyone, remember a story he told you with all his crazy antics and facial expressions and recall how it often made you belly laugh and then smile...a big smile and blow him akiss!
Celebration of Life 2pm Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at Holy Covenant United Methodist Church, 1901 Peters Colony Carrolton, TX.
Live stream at www.facebook .com/HCUMC or www.hcumc. org/worship/live
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the following: Center for Humane Economy (https://centerforahumaneeconom y.org/donate/) Holy Covenant United Methodist Church (https://secure.myva nco.com/L-Z5RG/campaign/ C-12PQE) Humane Society of Lincoln County (https://humanesocietylc. com/) Operation Kindness (https:// www.operationkindness.org/makea-memorial-gift/) PETA (https://support.peta.org/ page/6857/donate/1) Texas Humane Network (https:/ /texashumanenetwork.org/donatenow/)
Living on are his wife and soulmate, Mary Mitchell Trimble Sister: Karen Trimble Hall and husband Dr. John Lee Hall Niece: Michelle Broderick and husband Mark Broderick Nephew: Brent Murray and fiance Danielle Helm, nephew Greg Hall and wife Tammie Hall, nephew Ben Hall and wife Kristi Hall.
Great nieces Hannah Murray, Sheridan Broderick, Riley Broderick Ziomek and husband Reese Ziomek, Lizzie Hall and Anna Hall.
Great nephews: Mac Hall and wife Katherine Hall, Will Hall and Sam Hall.
Great, great nephew Rhett Ziomek Godson Sidney Bradford and fiance Brenda Robinson Laura Villarreal and family Skip’s walking, lapsitting and sleeping-close-by four-legged dearly loved dogs, Shady, Derby, and Lincoln Skip Trimble: lucky, lucky me, I was his wife.
Skip was a loving, hilarious, brilliant animal activist, full of grace, compassionate, dedicated, caring, a storyteller extraordinaire, kind, fair, social-justice oriented, supportive, best joke teller ever, committed to his beliefs, a genuine ham, hard worker, legal genius, master of countless jobs through college, the life of every party, a man of integrity, generous with time and money, tenacious for animals and steadfast for equality, in love with singing "old" country music and listening to Willie’s Roadhouse loudly on the radio, happy hiking in Ruidoso, New Mexico, thrived in working out with his beloved godson Sidney, honest, He loved traveling the world with the Knights and was delighted that we made all seven continents. He especially loved Africa and guide Michael Lorentz.
And yet, he was also so much more.
Skip loved growing up in "The Cliff" and had a special childhood with his mom Faye and dad Lynn and two younger sisters Linda and Karen. He was in the first graduating class of South Oak Cliff High School in 1957.
After time in the Marines, Skip graduated from SMU in 1961, and then from SMU law school in 1964. Skip made lifelong friends with his brothers in Kappa Alpha at SMU and was an SMU cheerleader.
He loved law school and the dear friends he made during those three years. Many stories he told came from his SMU school days.
After law school he was immediately hired by the Justice Department and moved to Washington D.C. There were many adventures at Rehoboth Beach and big cases he got to try immediately with the Justice Department, and he made lifelong friends and again had many stories to tell.
The Justice Department transferred him to Ft. Worth where he officed. But he lived in his beloved Big D, in the area of apartments fondly called "Cement City." Skip (or “Cliffer,” as some called him) made many close friends there that he shared good times with for decades. Again, many stories from those days have been retold countless times.
Skip left the Justice Department and began his legal career in private practice with Sands &Tyler.
He next became a founding member of Winstead, McGuire, Sechrest and Trimble LLC. They were hard-working and brilliant young attorneys who started as four and grew exponentially in number with great success and recognition.
Also, many tales are told from those days!
Skip was eventually lured away from the law firm and became a partner in Centre Development. It was for the most part agreat job and a successful company filled with good people. And from those days the stories abound! When Centre dissolved, Skip went to Andrews and Kurth LLC as apartner, and yes, he had stories to tell.
His last professional stop was founding Catlyn Capital Corporation with long-time close friend Baker Montgomery. With Baker, Lisa, Curtis, Brett, and Joyce, the company prospered immensely as a respected and successful corporation that had many good times and made many memories ...for stories to tell.
In 1972, Imet my dear husband, on acampaign bus trip. How we met is awonderful story that he told countless times. It is one of my favorite stories. But no one will be able to tell it like he did, but here is a version: Skip was the co- -chair for the Ben Barnes campaign for governor in the North Texas area. He had organized a bus trip to Cleburne, TX to meet the train as Barnes was doing a "whistle stop" campaign trip through Texas. Skip was the life of the party on the bus. During the bus ride, Skip plopped down beside me with his boom box and tried his best to find our common ground. He began by lauding Ben Barnes (I detested Barnes). Strike One! Then Skip praised an MD from Carrollton (I pushed back with instances of the doctor’s botched surgeries and threats during a mayoral campaign). The third strike came when Skip breathed a sigh of relief that at least the doctor was not an osteopath!
(My beloved grandfather was an osteopath). The fourth try by a very persistent Skip: “Do you like country music?” “Yes!” “Charlie Pride?” “Yes!” And Skip turned on the boombox to Charlie crooning out “Crystal Chandeliers,” we started singing, and the rest of the history is six years of dating and 44 years of marriage!
Igrew up rescuing dogs and cats and nurturing an assortment of wild animals back to health. So when an opportunity arose to help an animal rescue and shelter group fighting a municipality, I gave him abig push to be their pro bono lawyer. He accepted and the rest is history: He was hooked on animal welfare. Skip quickly became passionate about and dedicated to animal rights in Texas and across the nation. He had the perfect mentor in learning animal welfare legislative work with the Texas Humane Legislative Network (THLN) co-founder Cile Holloway. It was eye opening for him to learn how animals were abused, enlightenment that led to his commitment, not just to rights and protection for animals, but also to disenfranchised people in our world. He was brilliant legislatively, charming legislators and writing countless bills for animal protection. Legislators appreciated that he was completely prepared, knew what he was talking about, wasn’t condescending and could always work humor or a story into their meeting....as he pushed his legislative bill forward. The bills he worked hard to get passed in Texas for the benefit and protection of animals were impactful and quite significant; for example, the Safe Outdoor Dogs Act, the law establishing Animal-Friendly License Plates, puppy mill regulation, laws against dog fighting, and the closing of horse-slaughtering plants, and other significant laws.
The extensive and significant amount of pro bono legal work that Skip happily and graciously did was aperfect example of how he cared for and helped so many people in countless ways. In fact, all of Skip’s animal-welfare legislative work was pro bono. Skip was aBoard Member of the Texas Humane Legislation Network; a former Board Member of Metroplex Animal Coalition; former Board Member of the Animal Legal Defense Fund; and member and former Chair of the Dallas Animal Advisory Commission. Skip was also instrumental in the formation of the Animal Law Section of the State Bar of Texas and an active member of that Section. He was instrumental in establishing an Animal Cruelty Prosecutor in the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office. Skip’s many honors include awards from Hughes & Luce for “Lobbyist of the Year”; the Metroplex Animal Coalition, PETA, Operation Kindness, THLN, and the Humane Society of the US.
Skip Trimble truly embraced my Holy Covenant United Methodist Church family and friends. He loved the Steel Magnolias of Sandra and PatPat, Michal and Kirk, Lou and Ed, Pam and Randy, the California Webster/Hart family and all the kids and spouses of each of them. He was close to and loved singing along and playing JukeBox Trivia with my side of the family, the Smiths.
Skip had ahuge giving heart and a huge love for me, and again, lucky me. He loved and enjoyed all of his Trimble family. His nephews Brent, Greg and Ben and their families and his niece Michelle and her family were all an integral part of his life. He was so very proud of them and loved the time he spent with each of them. They enjoyed each other immensely. They shared many laughs together and serious talks.
He truly thought they were amazing! Skip’s sister Karen and husband John were family and so much more to Skip. They loved each other unconditionally and were always supportive of each other and always there for each other since childhood. Skip loved and treasured his Trimble family and yes, many stories were told.
He had a countless number of friends and people whose life he impacted. He genuinely valued his friendships from all walks of life.
So, to all of you who knew Skip and loved him, do work for the animals, be good hearted, be kind to everyone, remember a story he told you with all his crazy antics and facial expressions and recall how it often made you belly laugh and then smile...a big smile and blow him akiss!
Celebration of Life 2pm Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at Holy Covenant United Methodist Church, 1901 Peters Colony Carrolton, TX.
Live stream at www.facebook .com/HCUMC or www.hcumc. org/worship/live
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the following: Center for Humane Economy (https://centerforahumaneeconom y.org/donate/) Holy Covenant United Methodist Church (https://secure.myva nco.com/L-Z5RG/campaign/ C-12PQE) Humane Society of Lincoln County (https://humanesocietylc. com/) Operation Kindness (https:// www.operationkindness.org/makea-memorial-gift/) PETA (https://support.peta.org/ page/6857/donate/1) Texas Humane Network (https:/ /texashumanenetwork.org/donatenow/)