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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends were deeply saddened by the |
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passing of Billy Ray Chisum of Leakey on July 10, 2013, at the age of |
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55; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Joseph and Jo Dell Chisum, Billy Ray |
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Chisum was born in Uvalde on August 16, 1957; he graduated from |
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Leakey High School and went on to study at Southwest Texas Junior |
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College before earning his bachelor's degree from Texas State |
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University; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Chisum worked at the Chisum Construction Company |
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and the Auto Part Shop and was a director of Hill Country Telephone |
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Cooperative, where he further served as vice president of the board |
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of directors from 1982 to 2005; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in his community, Mr. Chisum worked in behalf |
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of his fellow residents during his 22-year term as Real County |
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justice of the peace; he was also a valued member of the Frio Canyon |
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Chamber of Commerce and the Frio Canyon Baptist Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Billy Ray Chisum was a loving father and son whose |
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kindness touched many lives; though he is deeply missed, he will |
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long be remembered with great admiration and affection; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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of Billy Ray Chisum and extend sincere sympathy to the members of |
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his family: to his sons, Billy and Banks Chisum, and their mother, |
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Mollie Chisum; to his brother, Larry Joe Chisum, and his wife, |
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Patricia; to his uncles, Billy Joe Brice and his wife, Linda, and |
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Carl Chisum; to his aunts, Jo Ann Fisher and Libby Suttle; to his |
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nephews, Kevin and Scott Chisum; and to his other relatives and |
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friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Billy Ray |
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Chisum. |
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Hilderbran |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 134 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on July 25, 2013. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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