Bill Text: TX HR2028 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Bryan James Boyd of Pleasanton.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-06-04 - Reported enrolled [HR2028 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR2028-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 2028 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their | ||
| memories of Bryan James Boyd, who passed away on May 7, 2021, at the | ||
| age of 87; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of William and Mary Boyd, Bryan Boyd was born | ||
| in Three Rivers on February 25, 1934; after graduating from Three | ||
| Rivers High School, he studied at The University of Texas at Austin | ||
| and then began his career at Pleasanton Pharmacy, where he met his | ||
| future wife, Francine Dobbins; he was drafted into the U.S. Army in | ||
| 1956, and he served in Korea until 1958; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Returning home, Mr. and Mrs. Boyd established | ||
| Boyd's Pharmacy in Pleasanton, and after the business was sold in | ||
| 1987, Mr. Boyd became director of pharmacy at Tri-City Community | ||
| Hospital in Jourdanton, holding the position for more than two | ||
| decades; a man of strong religious faith, Mr. Boyd was a dedicated | ||
| member of First Baptist Church of Pleasanton, and he was also | ||
| president of the local Rotary club and a member of the Masons; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In retirement, Mr. Boyd traveled around the country | ||
| and the world with his wife, with whom he shared a loving union that | ||
| spanned 59 years until her death in 2018; he took great pride in | ||
| their three children, Valerie, Denise, and Brad, and eight | ||
| grandchildren, and he supported them in all their activities; he | ||
| also enjoyed following the fortunes of the Dallas Cowboys, the UT | ||
| Longhorns, and the San Antonio Spurs, and he was an avid | ||
| outdoorsman, hunter, and fisherman as well as a founding member of | ||
| the Pleasanton Bass Club; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Lively, good-humored, and affectionate, Bryan Boyd | ||
| was a devoted family man and a respected professional, and those who | ||
| were privileged to share in his love and friendship will always | ||
| remember him with great admiration and affection; now, therefore, | ||
| be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Bryan James Boyd and | ||
| extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: to his | ||
| children, Valerie Covey and her husband, Mark, Denise Ward and her | ||
| husband, Ken, and Brad Boyd and his wife, Nan; to his grandchildren, | ||
| Matthew Covey and his wife, Sarah, Zachary Covey, Joshua Covey, | ||
| Emily Wilder and her husband, Austin, Natalie Ward, and Kasen Boyd; | ||
| to his siblings, Peggy Mae McFarland, Mary Nell Dexter and her | ||
| husband, Clyde, and Carie Boyd; and to his other relatives and many | ||
| 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 Bryan Boyd. | ||
| Guillen | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 2028 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on May 31, 2021. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
