SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1049
In Memory
of
Rance William Humphreys
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and
commemorates the life of Dr. Rance William Humphreys, who died on
October 29, 2014, at the age of 49; and
WHEREAS, Rance William Humphreys was born on July 17, 1965,
in Wharton, Texas; he lived the first years of his childhood in
Rosenberg and moved with his family to Jacksonville in 1976; and
WHEREAS, In school, Rance excelled easily; he was a
straight-A student and received academic awards for Biology and
Physics; he was a talented singer in the school choir and show
choir; an excellent golfer, he was a star member of the high
school golf team and also won many golf tournaments; and
WHEREAS, He served as chaplain of the student council, and
he was selected to attend "Boys State" in Austin; he graduated as
valedictorian at the top of his class in 1983 with a 4.0 grade
point average; and
WHEREAS, Rance attended Texas A&M University, following in
the Aggie footsteps of his uncles; he graduated in 1987 and was
accepted into the university's school of medicine; he continued
to exercise his creative talent during his time at the university
as a member of the world-famous Texas A&M University Singing
Cadets; he toured Europe with the group in the spring of 1987,
served as the group's vice president, and performed the lead role
in the barbershop quartet "The Aggienizors"; and
WHEREAS, After his first year of medical school, Rance was
awarded a scholarship from the United States Army, and he
committed to serving the nation during and after medical school;
he received his medical degree from Texas A&M University in 1991
with a specialty in psychiatry; he completed his psychiatric
residency in the army at Fort Gordon in Augusta, Georgia, and
briefly served at Fort Stewart, near Savannah, before returning
to Augusta; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Humphreys was promoted to the rank of major in
1995 and served as the director of the psychiatric resident
doctors at Fort Gordon; he deeply enjoyed mentoring the young
resident doctors, and when the residency program at Fort Gordon
was closed, Major Humphreys decided to leave the army and go into
private practice; he received an honorable discharge in 1999 and
moved to Dalton, Georgia, to start his practice; and
WHEREAS, He was a highly respected psychiatrist in
northern Georgia for 15 years, and he successfully helped many
military veterans and their families in dealing with
posttraumatic stress disorder; in addition to seeing patients at
his office, Dr. Humphreys was a rotating physician at the local
hospital, and he was a staff physician at the Youth Detention
Center; and
WHEREAS, Rance Humphreys was an exemplary citizen, an
exceptional doctor, and a loyal friend, and he leaves behind
memories that will long be cherished by those who were privileged
to share in his life; although he spent the second half of his
life in Georgia, Rance's heart always remained in Texas; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th
Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved
family of Rance William Humphreys: his parents, Charles and
Glenda Humphreys; his sister, Tana Switsky; his brother-in-law,
Joel Switsky; and his nephews, Ewan and Ethan Switsky; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
his family as an expression of deepest sympathy and that when the
Senate adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Rance Humphreys.
Nichols
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 30, 2015, by a
rising vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate