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The family website notes Bobbitt's "willingness to be useful. He was interested in people, their problems, and in helping them to see their way through life. He rarely forgot a face or name of anyone whom he had met. He became a leader for justice for [[Hispanic]]s. Their confidence in him and their loyalty to him, led to his early political success. He championed causes that others were afraid to touch."

The family website notes Bobbitt's "willingness to be useful. He was interested in people, their problems, and in helping them to see their way through life. He rarely forgot a face or name of anyone whom he had met. He became a leader for justice for [[Hispanic]]s. Their confidence in him and their loyalty to him, led to his early political success. He championed causes that others were afraid to touch."

Dr. Ozro H. Bobbitt (1885–1978) of the capital city of [[Charleston]], West Virginia, and later [[St. Petersburg]], [[Florida]], described his cousin and friend, accordingly: "It is more than being intelligent, more than being personable, more than hard work, more than being educated, that made Robert Lee great, it was his 'instant willingness to be useful.' Of course, he had all the qualities necessary for being useful, but the key word is 'willingness.'"<ref name=military/>

Dr. Ozro H. Bobbitt (1885–1978) of the capital city of [[Charleston]], West Virginia, and later St. Petersburg, [[Florida]], described his cousin and friend, accordingly: "It is more than being intelligent, more than being personable, more than hard work, more than being educated, that made Robert Lee great, it was his 'instant willingness to be useful.' Of course, he had all the qualities necessary for being useful, but the key word is 'willingness.'"<ref name=military/>

Coincidentally, while Bobbitt began his legal career in Laredo, former Governor Allred, later U.S. District Judge Allred, died in 1959 in Laredo, where on temporary judicial assignment he was stricken while presiding at a trial.<ref>"Ex-Governor Allred Dies After Seizure," ''The Dallas Morning News,'' September 25, 1959, sec. I, p. 1.</ref> While Bobbitt was practicing law in San Antonio, his friend, former Governor Moody, who was opposed to the fourth-term nomination of Franklin D. Roosevelt, was similarly engaged in his own legal practice in Austin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fmo19|title=Moody, Daniel James, Jr.|publisher=''The Handbook of Texas'' on-line|accessdate=March 15, 2022}}</ref>

Coincidentally, while Bobbitt began his legal career in Laredo, former Governor Allred, later U.S. District Judge Allred, died in 1959 in Laredo, where on temporary judicial assignment he was stricken while presiding at a trial.<ref>"Ex-Governor Allred Dies After Seizure," ''The Dallas Morning News,'' September 25, 1959, sec. I, p. 1.</ref> While Bobbitt was practicing law in San Antonio, his friend, former Governor Moody, who was opposed to the fourth-term nomination of Franklin D. Roosevelt, was similarly engaged in his own legal practice in Austin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fmo19|title=Moody, Daniel James, Jr.|publisher=''The Handbook of Texas'' on-line|accessdate=March 15, 2022}}</ref>