81R23848 MMS-D
By: Geren H.R. No. 1613
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Ronald Ray Hughes is retiring from House Business
Operations on April 30, 2009, after 26 years of exemplary service in
behalf of the State of Texas; and
WHEREAS, Born on November 30, 1947, in Dothan, Alabama, Mr.
Hughes graduated from high school in nearby Ashford in 1966; he then
worked for two years in Florida before moving to Lufkin, where on
March 25, 1969, he married Mona Wythe; Ron Hughes and his wife
subsequently became the proud parents of three children, Donovan
Duane, Dawn Denise, and Emily Jo; and
WHEREAS, In May 1969, Mr. Hughes was inducted into the United
States Army; chosen as "Trainee of the Cycle" at the end of boot
camp, he was subsequently selected for noncommissioned officer
training and then appointed as an instructor for Advanced
Individual Training; and
WHEREAS, In April 1970, Ron Hughes shipped out to Vietnam
with the rank of platoon sergeant, assigned to Company C, 2nd
Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division; while
engaged in a reconnaissance mission on July 31, 1970, his company
came under intense attack from a large enemy force and he was
seriously wounded; in spite of his injuries, he succeeded in moving
forward under enemy fire to another American soldier who was also
gravely wounded; placing suppressive fire on the adversaries, Ron
Hughes was able to move the man to safety, an action for which he was
awarded the Bronze Star; his other military awards include the
Purple Heart and the Army Commendation Medal; and
WHEREAS, The injuries that Mr. Hughes sustained in Vietnam
resulted in a long period of rehabilitation; discharged from the
army in 1971, he returned home to Lufkin and attended Angelina
Junior College and later Stephen F. Austin State University; he
settled in Austin in 1975; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Hughes worked in the Sergeant's Office for the
Texas House of Representatives from January to September 1981, when
he accepted the post of assistant property manager in the House
Property Office; promoted in 1985 to property manager, he worked in
that capacity for six years; after a brief hiatus, he returned to
state government in 1993 and has worked for the Purchasing and
Supply Department of House Business Operations since that date; and
WHEREAS, Ron Hughes has devoted more than a quarter-century
to the Texas House of Representatives, and he can indeed take
justifiable pride in his outstanding service to the Lone Star
State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby honor Ronald Ray Hughes on the occasion of his
retirement from House Business Operations and extend to him sincere
best wishes as he embarks on the next exciting chapter of his life;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Hughes as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.