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Service Cross, the Silver Star, and the U.S. Army Leadership in
the Pacific Award. He was injured during his military service and
ultimately was rated 100 percent disabled by the U.S. Department
of Veterans Affairs.
After his discharge from the military in 1970, Mr. Goode
returned to his family in Louisiana and there engaged (as a sole
proprietor) in a construction activity using the business name
Robco Service Co. (Robco).1 Robco at first engaged in the
restoration and improvement of single-family homes pursuant to
contracts from agencies of the Federal Government. Petitioners
moved to Texas in the mid 1970s, and there Robco shifted from
Government construction contracts to private construction
contracts. In addition, Robco expanded into carpet cleaning and
installation. During its years of operations, Robco’s level of
activity and profits ebbed and flowed as Mr. Goode’s health
fluctuated and his other sources of income changed.
In 1980, Mr. Goode began to work full time for Southwestern
Bell; he worked there through 1999. During the period 1980-99,
the amount of time Mr. Goode dedicated to Robco decreased.
Nonetheless, Mr. Goode regularly filed documents required by Texas
1At a time not specified in the record, the business name
Mr. Goode used for the construction activity changed from Robco
Service Co. to Robco Construction and Service Co.
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