Bill Text: TX HR731 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled

Texas House Resolution 731 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: In memory of Henry Rugeley Ferguson of San Antonio.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2017-03-17 - Reported enrolled [HR731 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HR731-Enrolled.html



	H.R. No. 731



	R E S O L U T I O N

	WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the
	death of Henry Rugeley Ferguson of San Antonio on January 2, 2017,
	at the age of 86; and
	WHEREAS, Rugeley Ferguson was born in Houston on April 11,
	1930, to William Brownlee Ferguson Jr. and Mary Le Tulle Rugeley; he
	attended Sewanee Military Academy and The University of Texas at
	Austin, and in his senior year, he was drafted into the U.S. Army;
	he served with distinction at Inchon in Korea from 1953 to 1955,
	earning the Bronze Star and retiring in the reserves at the rank of
	captain; and
	WHEREAS, In 1963, Mr. Ferguson married Kittie West Nelson,
	and the couple shared nearly four decades together; he was the proud
	father of two children, Kittie West Ferguson and Henry Rugeley
	Ferguson Jr., and later in life he was blessed with two
	grandchildren, Reese and Presley; and
	WHEREAS, Over the course of his working life, Mr. Ferguson
	looked after his family's ranch near Bay City, traveled the rodeo
	circuit as a professional bronc rider, managed the 20,000 acres of
	Hashknife Ranches, and bred and raised horses; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Ferguson served his community as a director of
	Texas Agribusiness and Port City Stockyards and the Scobey Moving
	and Storage Company, as president of the San Antonio Zoological
	Society and the Southwest Texas Methodist Hospital Foundation, and
	as a board member of Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children, the
	San Antonio Museum Association, and the Charity Ball Association,
	among others; in addition, he was a member of the San Antonio
	Country Club, the Argyle Club, and Club Giraud, and he served as a
	Special Texas Ranger; and
	WHEREAS, A man of diverse interests, Mr. Ferguson rode horses
	until well into his 60s, logged more than 100 hours as a scuba diver
	in the Caribbean, and enjoyed hunting with his friends and
	acquaintances; he also took delight in travel, lively conversation,
	and art, and his extensive personal collection of Wedgwood china is
	on loan to the San Antonio Museum of Art; and
	WHEREAS, A true Texas gentleman, Rugeley Ferguson lived his
	life to the fullest, and he will forever remain a vibrant presence
	for those who knew and loved him; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Henry Rugeley
	Ferguson and extend heartfelt sympathy to all who mourn his
	passing; 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 Rugeley
	Ferguson.

	Larson

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 731 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on March 16, 2017.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House