82R32514 JGH-D
By: Gallego H.R. No. 2778
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Respected longtime rancher King Terry, Jr., of
Alpine, passed away on May 20, 2011, at the age of 86; and
WHEREAS, King Terry, Jr., was born in Alpine on May 30, 1924,
to King and Lady Terry; after graduating from Alpine High School, he
attended Texas A&M University and earned his degree from Rutgers
University; and
WHEREAS, During World War II, Mr. Terry answered his nation's
call to duty, serving with the U.S. Army's 104th Division as a
rifleman in the European theater; he earned the Purple Heart, the
Bronze Star, and an expert rifleman medal, and in later life, he
received the World War II Veteran Honor and Remembrance Medallion
from the Non Commissioned Officers Association; and
WHEREAS, Following his military service, Mr. Terry returned
to West Texas to raise Hereford cattle, Rambouillet sheep, and
Angora goats at ranches in Sterling, Schleicher, and Brewster
Counties; and
WHEREAS, An active member of the West Texas ranching
community, Mr. Terry served as director and honorary director of
the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, chair of the
Agricultural Stabilization Commission for Terrell and Brewster
Counties, and honorary director of the Highland Hereford
Association; he was also an honorary lifetime member of Texas
CattleWomen; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Terry married the former Becky Bird in 1949, and
together they shared much laughter and love, persevering through
the lean times, as well as enjoying years of abundance; and
WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known King Terry will
forever remember his unique gift for storytelling and the way in
which he took on the challenges of a hard but rewarding life with a
light in his eye, a wicked wit, and a sense of right and wrong as
unshakeable as the West Texas mountains; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of King Terry, Jr., and
extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his wife
of 62 years, Becky Terry; to his sister, Lady Terry Hawkins; to his
nieces, Lady Chachi Hawkins and Terry Hawkins; to his nephew,
Thomas Bunton Hawkins; to his great-nieces, Lora Kirkland and
Natalie Klepper; to his great-nephew, T. C. Hawkins; to his four
great-great-nieces; to his dear friends, Jim and Lisa Pollard; and
to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of King Terry,
Jr.