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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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| 6 | 7 | | death of Henry Rugeley Ferguson of San Antonio on January 2, 2017, |
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| 7 | 8 | | at the age of 86; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Rugeley Ferguson was born in Houston on April 11, |
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| 9 | 10 | | 1930, to William Brownlee Ferguson Jr. and Mary Le Tulle Rugeley; he |
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| 10 | 11 | | attended Sewanee Military Academy and The University of Texas at |
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| 11 | 12 | | Austin, and in his senior year, he was drafted into the U.S. Army; |
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| 12 | 13 | | he served with distinction at Inchon in Korea from 1953 to 1955, |
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| 13 | 14 | | earning the Bronze Star and retiring in the reserves at the rank of |
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| 14 | 15 | | captain; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, In 1963, Mr. Ferguson married Kittie West Nelson, |
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| 16 | 17 | | and the couple shared nearly four decades together; he was the proud |
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| 17 | 18 | | father of two children, Kittie West Ferguson and Henry Rugeley |
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| 18 | 19 | | Ferguson Jr., and later in life he was blessed with two |
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| 19 | 20 | | grandchildren, Reese and Presley; and |
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| 20 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Over the course of his working life, Mr. Ferguson |
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| 21 | 22 | | looked after his family's ranch near Bay City, traveled the rodeo |
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| 22 | 23 | | circuit as a professional bronc rider, managed the 20,000 acres of |
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| 23 | 24 | | Hashknife Ranches, and bred and raised horses; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Ferguson served his community as a director of |
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| 25 | 26 | | Texas Agribusiness and Port City Stockyards and the Scobey Moving |
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| 26 | 27 | | and Storage Company, as president of the San Antonio Zoological |
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| 27 | 28 | | Society and the Southwest Texas Methodist Hospital Foundation, and |
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| 28 | 29 | | as a board member of Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children, the |
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| 29 | 30 | | San Antonio Museum Association, and the Charity Ball Association, |
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| 30 | 31 | | among others; in addition, he was a member of the San Antonio |
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| 31 | 32 | | Country Club, the Argyle Club, and Club Giraud, and he served as a |
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| 32 | 33 | | Special Texas Ranger; and |
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| 33 | 34 | | WHEREAS, A man of diverse interests, Mr. Ferguson rode horses |
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| 34 | 35 | | until well into his 60s, logged more than 100 hours as a scuba diver |
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| 35 | 36 | | in the Caribbean, and enjoyed hunting with his friends and |
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| 36 | 37 | | acquaintances; he also took delight in travel, lively conversation, |
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| 37 | 38 | | and art, and his extensive personal collection of Wedgwood china is |
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| 38 | 39 | | on loan to the San Antonio Museum of Art; and |
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| 39 | 40 | | WHEREAS, A true Texas gentleman, Rugeley Ferguson lived his |
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| 40 | 41 | | life to the fullest, and he will forever remain a vibrant presence |
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| 41 | 42 | | for those who knew and loved him; now, therefore, be it |
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| 42 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 43 | 44 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Henry Rugeley |
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| 44 | 45 | | Ferguson and extend heartfelt sympathy to all who mourn his |
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| 45 | 46 | | passing; and, be it further |
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| 46 | 47 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 47 | 48 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 48 | 49 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Rugeley |
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| 49 | 50 | | Ferguson. |
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