1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 860 |
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2 | 2 | | In Memory |
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3 | 3 | | of |
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4 | 4 | | Joseph Ray Perry |
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5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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6 | 6 | | commemorates the life of Joseph Ray Perry, who died |
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7 | 7 | | April 27, 2017, at the age of 92; and |
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8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Ray Perry was an exemplary citizen and a |
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9 | 9 | | hardworking West Texas farmer who loved his land and was |
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10 | 10 | | dedicated to serving his community; and |
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11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, He was born on April 23, 1925, in the Haskell |
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12 | 12 | | County community of Paint Creek to Hoyt and Thelma Perry; a |
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13 | 13 | | lifelong resident of Haskell County, he served the nation with |
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14 | 14 | | distinction in the United States Army Air Corps during World War |
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15 | 15 | | II; he flew 35 missions over Nazi Germany as a tail gunner in B-17 |
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16 | 16 | | bombers, and he was awarded multiple medals for his exemplary |
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17 | 17 | | service; and |
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18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, He married Amelia June Holt at the Haskell |
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19 | 19 | | Methodist Church on June 29, 1948, and the couple enjoyed nearly |
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20 | 20 | | 70 years of marriage together; they raised two children, Milla |
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21 | 21 | | Perry Jones and James Richard "Rick" Perry, and they were blessed |
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22 | 22 | | with three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; and |
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23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, In addition to working his land, Ray Perry was |
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24 | 24 | | active in a wide range of political and community endeavors; he |
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25 | 25 | | served for nearly 30 years as a Haskell County commissioner and |
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26 | 26 | | for 10 years as a member of the Paint Creek school board; he |
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27 | 27 | | served for six years on the West Central Texas Council of |
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28 | 28 | | Governments, and he was instrumental in the creation of the Paint |
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29 | 29 | | Creek Water Corporation and twice served as its president; and |
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30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, An avid hunter and outdoorsman, he was known for |
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31 | 31 | | his numerous wild game trophies; one of the highlights of his |
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32 | 32 | | hunting trips was killing an Alaskan first-class caribou that has |
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33 | 33 | | been listed in the Guinness Book of World Records; and |
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34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Ray Perry was a man of courage, faith, and |
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35 | 35 | | patriotism; he gave unselfishly to others and to his community, |
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36 | 36 | | and his enthusiasm for living each day to the fullest will not be |
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37 | 37 | | forgotten by those who were privileged to share in his life; and |
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38 | 38 | | WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather, |
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39 | 39 | | and he leaves behind memories that will be cherished forever by |
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40 | 40 | | his family and many friends; now, therefore, be it |
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41 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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42 | 42 | | Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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43 | 43 | | family of Joseph Ray Perry; and, be it further |
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44 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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45 | 45 | | his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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46 | 46 | | Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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47 | 47 | | memory of Joseph Ray Perry. |
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48 | 48 | | Perry |
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49 | 49 | | Bettencourt Hinojosa Rodríguez Bettencourt Hinojosa Rodríguez |
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50 | 50 | | Bettencourt Hinojosa Rodríguez |
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51 | 51 | | Birdwell Huffines Schwertner Birdwell Huffines Schwertner |
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52 | 52 | | Birdwell Huffines Schwertner |
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53 | 53 | | Buckingham Huffman Seliger Buckingham Huffman Seliger |
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54 | 54 | | Buckingham Huffman Seliger |
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55 | 55 | | Burton Hughes Taylor of Collin Burton Hughes Taylor of Collin |
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56 | 56 | | Burton Hughes Taylor of Collin |
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57 | 57 | | Campbell Kolkhorst Taylor of Galveston Campbell Kolkhorst Taylor of Galveston |
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58 | 58 | | Campbell Kolkhorst Taylor of Galveston |
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59 | 59 | | Creighton Lucio Uresti Creighton Lucio Uresti |
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60 | 60 | | Creighton Lucio Uresti |
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61 | 61 | | Estes Menéndez Watson Estes Menéndez Watson |
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62 | 62 | | Estes Menéndez Watson |
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63 | 63 | | Garcia Miles West Garcia Miles West |
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64 | 64 | | Garcia Miles West |
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65 | 65 | | Hall Nelson Whitmire Hall Nelson Whitmire |
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66 | 66 | | Hall Nelson Whitmire |
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67 | 67 | | Hancock Nichols Zaffirini Hancock Nichols Zaffirini |
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68 | 68 | | Hancock Nichols Zaffirini |
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69 | 69 | | Patrick, President of the Senate |
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70 | 70 | | ________________________________ |
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71 | 71 | | President of the Senate |
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72 | 72 | | I hereby certify that the |
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73 | 73 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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74 | 74 | | the Senate on May 23, 2017, by a |
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75 | 75 | | rising vote. |
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76 | 76 | | ________________________________ |
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77 | 77 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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78 | 78 | | ________________________________ |
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79 | 79 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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80 | 80 | | |
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81 | 81 | | Bettencourt Hinojosa Rodríguez |
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82 | 82 | | |
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83 | 83 | | Birdwell Huffines Schwertner |
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84 | 84 | | |
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85 | 85 | | Buckingham Huffman Seliger |
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86 | 86 | | |
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87 | 87 | | Burton Hughes Taylor of Collin |
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88 | 88 | | |
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89 | 89 | | Campbell Kolkhorst Taylor of Galveston |
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90 | 90 | | |
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91 | 91 | | Creighton Lucio Uresti |
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92 | 92 | | |
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93 | 93 | | Estes Menéndez Watson |
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94 | 94 | | |
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95 | 95 | | Garcia Miles West |
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96 | 96 | | |
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97 | 97 | | Hall Nelson Whitmire |
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98 | 98 | | |
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99 | 99 | | Hancock Nichols Zaffirini |
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