Texas 2017 - 85th 1st C.S.

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 161
2	2	In Memory
3	3	of
4	4	Bill Bailey
5	5	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the citizens
6	6	of Houston in mourning the loss of Bill Bailey, who died July 27,
7	7	2017; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Bill Bailey was an exemplary citizen who was
9	9	widely respected and admired for his work in the community, both
10	10	as Precinct 8 constable in Harris County and as the longtime
11	11	voice of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo; and
12	12	WHEREAS, Born Milton Odom Stanley in 1939, Bill Bailey
13	13	attended Texas Western College for a time before beginning a long
14	14	and successful career in radio broadcasting; he assumed the name
15	15	Bill Bailey after accepting a disc jockey position that had been
16	16	promoted with the song Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home,
17	17	and he eventually took the name as his own; and
18	18	WHEREAS, He became a nationally prominent figure in the
19	19	country music scene and won numerous awards for his work, including
20	20	Billboard magazine's 1970 Country Radio Program Director of the
21	21	Year and the Country Music Association's 1979 Large Market Disc
22	22	Jockey of the Year; he was inducted into the Texas Radio Hall of
23	23	Fame in 2009 and the Country Radio Broadcasters Hall of Fame in
24	24	2010; and
25	25	WHEREAS, He was elected Precinct 8 constable in 1982 and
26	26	served with distinction for seven terms; his office provided
27	27	exceptional support to the Johnson Space Center, and the Precinct
28	28	8 constable's office is the only police agency in the country
29	29	with a NASA-designed Astronaut Support patch for deputies and
30	30	vehicles; Constable Bailey received the NASA Medal for Outstanding
31	31	Public Service, the agency's highest civilian award; and
32	32	WHEREAS, Bill Bailey was active in a wide range of
33	33	professional and civic organizations; he served as president of
34	34	the Justices of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas and
35	35	the Texas Association of Counties, and he participated with
36	36	energy and devotion in such groups as the Pasadena Rotary Club,
37	37	the Salvation Army, the YMCA, the San Jacinto College Foundation,
38	38	and local chambers of commerce and school district education
39	39	foundations, all of which he enriched with his enthusiasm for
40	40	doing good; he was an active member of South Main Baptist Church
41	41	in Pasadena and a 32nd degree Mason; and
42	42	WHEREAS, He and his beloved wife of more than 40 years,
43	43	Janis Bailey, were blessed with four children and numerous
44	44	grandchildren and great-grandchildren who brought him great
45	45	joy; and
46	46	WHEREAS, Bill Bailey was a man of integrity, strength, and
47	47	compassion who gave generously to others, and his exceptional
48	48	accomplishments and his many contributions to his community have
49	49	had a positive impact that will last for years to come; and
50	50	WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather,
51	51	and he leaves behind memories that will be treasured forever by
52	52	his family and countless friends; now, therefore, be it
53	53	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th
54	54	Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby extend sincere condolences
55	55	to the bereaved family of Bill Bailey; and, be it further
56	56	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
57	57	his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas
58	58	Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in
59	59	memory of Bill Bailey.
60	60	Taylor of Galveston
61	61	Bettencourt Garcia Miles Bettencourt Garcia Miles
62	62	Bettencourt Garcia Miles
63	63	Creighton Huffman Whitmire Creighton Huffman Whitmire
64	64	Creighton Huffman Whitmire
65	65	Kolkhorst Kolkhorst
66	66	Kolkhorst
67	67	Patrick, President of the Senate
68	68	________________________________
69	69	President of the Senate
70	70	I hereby certify that the
71	71	above Resolution was adopted by
72	72	the Senate on August 15, 2017, by
73	73	a rising vote.
74	74	________________________________
75	75	Secretary of the Senate
76	76	________________________________
77	77	Member, Texas Senate
78	78
79	79	Bettencourt Garcia Miles
80	80
81	81	Creighton Huffman Whitmire
82	82
83	83	Kolkhorst