Robert H. Goode, Jr. and Lockie L. Goode - Page 4




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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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