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| 4 | 4 | | SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The passing of James Ratliff Hurt Jr. of Odessa on |
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| 6 | 6 | | October 4, 2022, at the age of 68, brought an immeasurable loss to |
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| 7 | 7 | | his family and friends; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Born on the family ranch in Odessa on November 4, |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1953, Jay Hurt was the son of James R. "Buzz" Hurt Sr. and Freddie |
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| 10 | 10 | | Jean Wheeler and the stepson of Betsy Triplett Hurt; he attended |
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| 11 | 11 | | Austin Elementary School and Crockett Junior High, where he met his |
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| 12 | 12 | | future wife, the former Vickie Carol Thomas; they married in 1973, |
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| 13 | 13 | | and the Hurt and Thomas families grew very close; eventually, the |
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| 14 | 14 | | devoted couple became the proud parents of three daughters, Amy, |
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| 15 | 15 | | Angie, and Jaymie, and they were blessed with three grandchildren, |
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| 16 | 16 | | Sophia, Trey, and Helen; Buzz Hurt passed away in 2023; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Hurt found great satisfaction in ranching, and |
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| 18 | 18 | | he epitomized the cowboy ideal through his diligence, courtesy, and |
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| 19 | 19 | | neighborliness; while working cattle across West Texas and New |
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| 20 | 20 | | Mexico, he made a concerted effort to pay his respects to the |
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| 21 | 21 | | ranchers who came before him; he was optimistic and resilient in the |
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| 22 | 22 | | face of life's challenges; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, An expert rider, Mr. Hurt was active in the National |
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| 24 | 24 | | Cutting Horse Association, and he and his wife spent many years |
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| 25 | 25 | | showing horses and developing friendships with other members of the |
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| 26 | 26 | | organization; he shared his love of horses with his granddaughters |
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| 27 | 27 | | and dedicated countless hours to supporting them in the |
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| 28 | 28 | | hunter/jumper arena; always encouraging and ready to help and |
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| 29 | 29 | | participate, he built bonfires, drove hayrides, created homecoming |
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| 30 | 30 | | floats, and danced on the football field; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Jay Hurt is deeply missed by those he left behind, |
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| 32 | 32 | | but they will forever treasure their memories of his kind and gentle |
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| 33 | 33 | | ways; now, therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas, |
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| 35 | 35 | | 4th Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of James Ratliff |
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| 36 | 36 | | "Jay" Hurt Jr. and extend sincere condolences to the members of his |
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| 37 | 37 | | family: to his wife of 49 years, Vickie Carol Thomas Hurt; to his |
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| 38 | 38 | | surviving parents, Freddie Jean Wheeler and Betsy Triplett Hurt; to |
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| 39 | 39 | | his siblings, Mary Helen Johnson, Joe Hurt and his wife, Sherry, |
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| 40 | 40 | | Sally Bolton and her husband, Toya, and Benny Thomas and his wife, |
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| 41 | 41 | | Susan; to his daughters, Amy Hurt, Angie Hurt King and her husband, |
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| 42 | 42 | | Cliff, and Jaymie Hurt; to his grandchildren, Sophia Robertson and |
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| 43 | 43 | | her husband, Braden, Trey King, and Helen Pasternak; and to his host |
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| 44 | 44 | | of other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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| 45 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 46 | 46 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 47 | 47 | | Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of |
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| 48 | 48 | | James Ratliff "Jay" Hurt Jr. |
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