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1-SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 9
2- In Memory
3- of
4- Ralph Lewis
1+By: Springer S.R. No. 9
2+
3+
4+ SENATE RESOLUTION
55 WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their
66 memories of Ralph Edward Lewis of Gainesville, who died on
77 September 5, 2021, at the age of 74; and
88 WHEREAS, Ralph Lewis was born in Coffeyville, Kansas, on
99 September 30, 1946, to Garreth and Geraldine Lewis, and he grew
1010 up in Gainesville with three sisters, Connie, Shirley, and
1111 Phyllis; he shared a loving marriage with his wife, Dorthy, that
1212 spanned 46 years, and together they raised four children, Keith,
1313 Monty, Kristi, and Billie Kay; later in life, Mr. Lewis had the
1414 pleasure of seeing his family grow to include 12 grandchildren
1515 and 11 great-grandchildren; and
1616 WHEREAS, After graduating from Gainesville High School in
1717 1964, Mr. Lewis attended The University of Texas at Arlington,
1818 and in 1969, he went to work at Gainesville Foundry; he stayed
1919 with the company for his entire career, rising to become its
2020 owner, president, and general manager; and
2121 WHEREAS, A man of deep faith, Mr. Lewis was an active
2222 member of First Christian Church, and he served the congregation
2323 as chair of the board and several committees, as well as an elder,
2424 a hand bell ringer, and a vacation Bible school volunteer; and
25- WHEREAS, Ralph Lewis was a man of great integrity, empathy,
26- and determination, and he leaves behind a legacy of service to
27- others that will continue to inspire all those who had the
28- privilege of knowing him; now, therefore, be it
29- RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th
30- Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory
31- of Ralph Edward Lewis and extend heartfelt sympathy to the
32- members of his family: to his wife, Dorthy Lewis; to his
33- children, Keith Fisher, Monty Fisher and his wife, Victoria,
34- Kristi Riddle and her husband, Brian, and Billie Kay Greene; to
35- his grandchildren, Lauren Bauer, Kendra Cheek, Patrick Fisher,
36- Ethan Fisher, Aiden Fisher, Ariana Fisher, Emily Pope, Neilson
37- Jones, Madeline Webb, Preston Jones, Brayzon Riddle, and Joey
38- Greene; to his great-grandchildren; to his sisters, Shirley
39- Weems and Phyllis Estes and her husband, Jerry; to his
40- sister-in-law, LaVena Moss, and his brother-in-law, Butch
41- Riddle; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be it
42- further
25+ WHEREAS, Ralph Lewis was a man of great integrity,
26+ empathy, and determination, and he leaves behind a legacy of
27+ service to others that will continue to inspire all those who had
28+ the privilege of knowing him; now, therefore, be it
29+ RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 87th Texas Legislature,
30+ 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Ralph
31+ Edward Lewis and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his
32+ family: to his wife, Dorthy Lewis; to his children, Keith Fisher,
33+ Monty Fisher and his wife, Victoria, Kristi Riddle and her
34+ husband, Brian, and Billie Kay Greene; to his grandchildren,
35+ Lauren Bauer, Kendra Cheek, Patrick Fisher, Ethan Fisher, Aiden
36+ Fisher, Ariana Fisher, Emily Pope, Neilson Jones, Madeline Webb,
37+ Preston Jones, Brayzon Riddle, and Joey Greene; to his
38+ great-grandchildren; to his sisters, Shirley Weems and Phyllis
39+ Estes and her husband, Jerry; to his sister-in-law, LaVena Moss,
40+ and his brother-in-law, Butch Riddle; and to his other relatives
41+ and many friends; and, be it further
4342 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
4443 prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns
4544 this day, it do so in memory of Ralph Edward Lewis.
46- Springer
47- ________________________________
48- President of the Senate
49- I hereby certify that the
50- above Resolution was adopted by
51- the Senate on September 22, 2021,
52- by a rising vote.
53- ________________________________
54- Secretary of the Senate
55- ________________________________
56- Member, Texas Senate