- 3 - 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.Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 10, 2007