Bill Text: TX HR2509 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Edgar "Eddie Rex" Burr of Clint.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-30 - Reported enrolled [HR2509 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR2509-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 2509 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever cherish their | ||
| memories of Edgar Rex Burr of Clint, who passed away on December 22, | ||
| 2020, at the age of 75; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of Edgar and Helen Burr, Eddie Rex Burr was | ||
| born in El Paso on November 3, 1945; he grew up with the | ||
| companionship of nine siblings, Susan, Elvaree, Martin, Bean, | ||
| William, Carol, Judy, Linda, and James, and he and his brothers | ||
| spent summers working on the Esperanza and Los Charcos Ranches in | ||
| Chihuahua, Mexico; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Answering his nation's call to duty, Mr. Burr served | ||
| in the U.S. Marines and was on active duty from 1965 to 1968; after a | ||
| 13-month tour of duty in Vietnam, he became a member of the reserves | ||
| until he was honorably discharged in 1971; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For years, Mr. Burr owned and operated E. R. Burr | ||
| Livestock Transportation; following his retirement from cattle | ||
| hauling, he worked on ranches in California, Arizona, and New | ||
| Mexico until he moved back to Clint; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Burr married the love of his life, Sandra Bean, | ||
| on November 1, 1968, in El Paso, and he took great pride in their | ||
| children, Bubba and Sue Anne, and grandchildren, Preston, Laynee, | ||
| and Zane; in his leisure time, Mr. Burr enjoyed attending rodeos, | ||
| dancing to the music of Bob Wills, and watching the sunset; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A devoted family man and a true Texas cowboy, Eddie | ||
| Rex Burr leaves behind a legacy that will long be treasured by all | ||
| those who held him dear; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Edgar Rex Burr and | ||
| extend deepest condolences to the members of his family: to his | ||
| wife, Sandra; to his son, Ed, and his wife, Christy; to his sisters, | ||
| Susan and her husband, Bill, and Elvaree Elizabeth and her husband, | ||
| Ben; to his brothers, Martin, Bean and his wife, Martha, and William | ||
| Edgar and his wife, Roberta; to his grandchildren, Preston, Laynee, | ||
| and Zane; and to his many 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 Eddie Rex | ||
| Burr. | ||
| González of El Paso | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 2509 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on May 29, 2023. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
