H.R. No. 1282
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Hurley Funeral Home has been awarded a 2015 Texas
Treasure Business Award by the Texas Historical Commission; and
WHEREAS, The Texas Treasure Business Award was created in
2005 and recognizes the contributions of Texas-based enterprises
that have been in continuous operation for at least 50 years; and
WHEREAS, Seeing the need for a mortuary in rural Atascosa
County, Millard Hurley opened Hurley Funeral Home in 1919; it
started out as a simple operation, with Mr. Hurley digging the
graves himself in addition to handling officiating duties; his
wife, Thelma, sold burial garments for the deceased and baked
chocolate cakes for the grieving families; and
WHEREAS, Appreciative of Mr. and Mrs. Hurley's hard work and
dedication, area residents turned to the couple's funeral home in
times of loss and the business grew; the Hurleys' son, Charles,
joined the staff, as did their grandchildren, Patrick and Ross, and
great-grandsons, Patrick and Evan; as the years went by, the family
created the Hurley Burial Insurance Association and established new
funeral home locations in nearby towns; today, the Hurley Funeral
Home has facilities in Pleasanton, Pearsall, Devine, and Lytle; and
WHEREAS, While providing funeral services to area residents,
the Hurley family has led in meeting other community needs as well;
in the 1930s, the Hurley Funeral Home began offering an ambulance
service, a resource that saw heavy use, as Atascosa County at that
time had few doctors and no hospital of its own; the funeral home
continued to operate the ambulance until 1980, when it donated its
ambulance equipment to the county to start the first EMS service in
that part of the state; acting individually, members of the Hurley
family have also played an active role in civic life, giving
generously of their time and energies to community organizations;
in the mid-1950s, moreover, Charles Hurley was instrumental in the
desegregation of schools in Atascosa County; and
WHEREAS, Family owned and operated for nearly a century,
Hurley Funeral Home has built an outstanding record of service in
South Texas, and the company is indeed deserving of its place among
the state's historic businesses; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Hurley Funeral Home on its receipt
of a 2015 Texas Treasure Business Award and extend to the members of
the family and all of the company's employees sincere best wishes
for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Hurley Funeral Home as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.
Guillen
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1282 was adopted by the House on March
17, 2015, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House