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==Background==
==Background==
In 1959, McFarland graduated from Arlington High School. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in 1963 from the University of Texas at Arlington. He then procured his [[Juris Doctor]]ate from the Dedman School of Law at [[Southern Methodist University]] in University Park, Texas. He was admitted to the bar in 1966.<ref name=lawyer/> McFarland was cited for achievement in the publication ''Texas Business.'' In 1981, he received the G. J. Sutton Memorial Leadership Award and was named "Legislator of the Year" by the Texas Municipal League. In civic affairs, McFarland is a former director of the Tarrant County Humane Society and the Arlington Civic Chorus. He is a [[Roman Catholic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/scanned/members/texas_senators/Public/Texas_Senate_68.pdf|title=Texas Senate: Bob McFarland|publisher=Texas Legislative Reference Library|accessdate=March 31, 2020}}</ref>
In 1959, McFarland graduated from Arlington High School. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in 1963 from the University of Texas at Arlington. He then procured his [[Juris Doctor]]ate from the Dedman School of Law at [[Southern Methodist University]] in University Park, Texas. He was admitted to the bar in 1966.<ref name=lawyer/> McFarland was cited for achievement in the publication ''Texas Business.'' In 1981, he received the G. J. Sutton Memorial Leadership Award and was named "Legislator of the Year" by the Texas Municipal League. In civic affairs, McFarland is a former director of the Tarrant County Humane Society and the Arlington Civic Chorus. He is a [[Roman Catholic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/scanned/members/texas_senators/Public/Texas_Senate_68.pdf|title=Texas Senate: Bob McFarland|publisher=Texas Legislative Reference Library|accessdate=March 31, 2020}}</ref>
For a time, he was a special agent for the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]].<ref name=park/>
==Political life==
==Political life==
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'''Bob McFarland Park''', part of which is heavily wooded, is operated at 410 East Embercrest Drive by the Arlington Parks and Recreation Department and named in his honor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://arlingtontx.gov/city_hall/departments/parks_recreation/parks_trails/park_finder/bob_mc_farland_park|title=Bob McFarland Park|publisher=City of Arlington, Texas|accessdate=March 31, 2020}}</ref>
'''Bob McFarland Park''', part of which is heavily wooded, is operated at 410 East Embercrest Drive by the Arlington Parks and Recreation Department and named in his honor.<ref name=park>{{cite web|url=https://arlingtontx.gov/city_hall/departments/parks_recreation/parks_trails/park_finder/bob_mc_farland_park|title=Bob McFarland Park|publisher=City of Arlington, Texas|accessdate=March 31, 2020}}</ref>
==References==
==References==