Bill Text: TX HR2249 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Ernest "Ray" Hicks of Waco.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-01 - Reported enrolled [HR2249 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR2249-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2249 |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories | ||
of Ernest "Ray" Hicks of Waco, who passed away on April 9, 2011, at | ||
the age of 76; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ray Hicks was born in Groesbeck on September 10, | ||
1934, to Ernest and Nina Hicks; as a young man he answered his | ||
nation's call to duty and served with the U.S. Army; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Hicks wed the former Naomi Sedberry, the love of | ||
his life, on Valentine's Day in 1963; they enjoyed a rewarding | ||
marriage of 48 years and were blessed with three sons, Donald, | ||
Randy, and Ralph, as well as nine grandchildren and three | ||
great-grandchildren; and | ||
WHEREAS, A longtime truck driver, Mr. Hicks enjoyed being on | ||
the road and seeing new places; over the years, he worked for Young | ||
Brothers, Campbell Soup, and Central Texas Frame and Alignment, and | ||
he was a self-employed contractor; and | ||
WHEREAS, Those who were privileged to share in the life of Ray | ||
Hicks will always remember him with great affection and admiration; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Ray Hicks and extend | ||
sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his wife, Naomi | ||
Hicks; to his sons, Randy Wayne Hicks, Donald Ray Hicks and his | ||
wife, Nancy, and Ralph Len Hicks and his wife, Rana; to his nine | ||
grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; to his twin sister, | ||
Dorothy Sterling, and his other sister, Georgia Baker; to his | ||
brothers and sisters-in-law, Dean and Kathy Hicks and Carlos and | ||
Joyce Hicks; and to his other family 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 Ernest Ray | ||
Hicks. | ||
Anderson of McLennan | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2249 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on May 30, 2011. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||