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| 6 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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| 8 | 9 | | passing of Hays City Council member Dr. Alice Gayle Hudgens on |
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| 9 | 10 | | November 5, 2024, at the age of 83; and |
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| 10 | 11 | | WHEREAS, The daughter of J. Don Hudgens and Evelyn Magrill |
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| 11 | 12 | | Hudgens, Gayle Hudgens was born in Artesia, New Mexico, on April 20, |
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| 12 | 13 | | 1941; growing up in a military household that moved frequently, she |
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| 13 | 14 | | demonstrated resilience and a sense of curiosity that led to a |
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| 14 | 15 | | devotion to lifelong learning; after attending the University of |
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| 15 | 16 | | New Mexico, she continued her education at The University of Texas |
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| 16 | 17 | | at Austin, earning master's degrees in both Latin American studies |
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| 17 | 18 | | and library science, as well as a doctorate in educational |
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| 18 | 19 | | administration; she was a Ford Foundation Scholar and successfully |
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| 19 | 20 | | pursued further studies in sustainability and in business and |
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| 20 | 21 | | personal coaching; at the time of the Kennedy assassination in |
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| 21 | 22 | | 1963, she was an assistant press secretary to Governor John |
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| 22 | 23 | | Connally; she later worked as a reference librarian for UT's Latin |
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| 23 | 24 | | American Collection and became a prolific author and scholar; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Hudgens was an ardent activist, engaging in the |
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| 25 | 26 | | founding of the North Texas Greens and the Emerging Public Issues |
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| 26 | 27 | | Corporation; she championed whistleblowing against government |
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| 27 | 28 | | corruption and reported on a radioactive landfill on the Mescalero |
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| 28 | 29 | | Apache Reservation in a seven-part newspaper series; dedicated to |
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| 29 | 30 | | her community, she was a regional registrar for the Daughters of the |
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| 30 | 31 | | American Revolution and wrote a gardening column for the Hays Free |
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| 31 | 32 | | Press in Hays County for many years; her love of nature extended to |
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| 32 | 33 | | a host of pets, including cats, dogs, and goats, and her spiritual |
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| 33 | 34 | | journey eventually culminated in her embrace of Quakerism; in all |
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| 34 | 35 | | her endeavors, she enjoyed the love and support of her husband of |
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| 35 | 36 | | more than four decades, Harvey Davis; and |
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| 36 | 37 | | WHEREAS, Although Gayle Hudgens is deeply missed, those she |
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| 37 | 38 | | left behind will continue to find inspiration in her warmth, zest |
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| 38 | 39 | | for knowledge, and commitment to fostering peace, health, and |
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| 39 | 40 | | happiness for all; now, therefore, be it |
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| 40 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 41 | 42 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Dr. Alice Gayle |
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| 42 | 43 | | Hudgens and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to |
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| 43 | 44 | | her husband, Harvey L. Davis Jr.; to her children, Hal Watson III |
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| 44 | 45 | | and his wife, Nancy, and Amy Logan; to her stepson, Robert Davis; to |
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| 45 | 46 | | her grandchildren, Brett, Wendy, and Ross Watson and Vaughan Logan; |
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| 46 | 47 | | and to her other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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| 47 | 48 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 48 | 49 | | prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 49 | 50 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Gayle |
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| 50 | 51 | | Hudgens. |
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