the establishment of the Texas State History Museum, located just to the north of the State Capitol in Austin. Opened to the public on April 21, 2001 (San Jacinto Day) after Bullock's death, it was named in his honor. The second-floor lobby of the museum features a seven-foot-tall bronze statue of Bullock holding a giant gavel, next to a gallery of items and a video from his career in politics. His political papers are housed in the Baylor Collection of Political Materials. Personal life Bullock's adult life was marred by alcoholism and divorce; he had a total of five marriages, although at least one of them was a repeat. He stopped drinking in 1981 and remained active with Alcoholics Anonymous for the remainder of his life. He married Amelia J. Hooks of Itasca in 1950 and divorced in 1978. He married Jan Felts Teague of Austin in 1985. He had two children from his first marriage, Lindy Bullock Ward and Robert Douglas "Bobby" Bullock Jr. He also had another daughter from his second marriage, Kimberly Teague. Death Bullock died at his home in Austin of cancer on June 18, 1999, and is interred there at the Texas State Cemetery. Honors Texas State Highway Loop 20 in Laredo is named the Bob Bullock Loop in his honor. The Laredo Energy Arena is located just off the Bob Bullock Loop. The Texas State History Museum, located a few blocks north of the Capitol Building in Austin, is named to honor Bullock's efforts in the establishment of the facility. References External links Bob Bullock Story & Papers from Baylor University Bullock Gravesite at the Texas State Cemetery in Austin Texas State Historical Association Online of Bullock's biography and accomplishments 1929 births 1999 deaths 20th-century American lawyers 20th-century American politicians Texas lawyers Democratic Party members of the Texas House of Representatives Lieutenant Governors of Texas Secretaries of State of Texas Comptrollers of Texas United States Air Force personnel of the Korean War United States Air Force airmen People from Hillsboro, Texas People from Austin, Texas American Presbyterians Hill College alumni Texas Tech University alumni Baylor University alumni Baylor Law School alumni Deaths from cancer in Texas Burials at Texas State Cemetery