Bill Text: TX HR134 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Billy Ray Chisum of Leakey.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-07-26 - Reported enrolled [HR134 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR134-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 134 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Family and friends were deeply saddened by the | ||
| passing of Billy Ray Chisum of Leakey on July 10, 2013, at the age of | ||
| 55; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of Joseph and Jo Dell Chisum, Billy Ray | ||
| Chisum was born in Uvalde on August 16, 1957; he graduated from | ||
| Leakey High School and went on to study at Southwest Texas Junior | ||
| College before earning his bachelor's degree from Texas State | ||
| University; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Chisum worked at the Chisum Construction Company | ||
| and the Auto Part Shop and was a director of Hill Country Telephone | ||
| Cooperative, where he further served as vice president of the board | ||
| of directors from 1982 to 2005; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Active in his community, Mr. Chisum worked in behalf | ||
| of his fellow residents during his 22-year term as Real County | ||
| justice of the peace; he was also a valued member of the Frio Canyon | ||
| Chamber of Commerce and the Frio Canyon Baptist Church; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Billy Ray Chisum was a loving father and son whose | ||
| kindness touched many lives; though he is deeply missed, he will | ||
| long be remembered with great admiration and affection; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory | ||
| of Billy Ray Chisum and extend sincere sympathy to the members of | ||
| his family: to his sons, Billy and Banks Chisum, and their mother, | ||
| Mollie Chisum; to his brother, Larry Joe Chisum, and his wife, | ||
| Patricia; to his uncles, Billy Joe Brice and his wife, Linda, and | ||
| Carl Chisum; to his aunts, Jo Ann Fisher and Libby Suttle; to his | ||
| nephews, Kevin and Scott Chisum; and to his other relatives and | ||
| friends; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of | ||
| Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Billy Ray | ||
| Chisum. | ||
| Hilderbran | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 134 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on July 25, 2013. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
