Bill Text: TX SR20 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: In memory of Billy Wayne Hicks of Tyler.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-01-18 - Reported enrolled [SR20 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR20-Introduced.html
88R8599 AMB-D | ||
By: Hughes | S.R. No. 20 |
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the | ||
passing of Billy Wayne Hicks of Tyler on January 17, 2022, at the | ||
age of 92; and | ||
WHEREAS, The son of Gover Deller Warren Hicks and Hubert Hall | ||
Hicks, Billy Hicks was born in Lindale on May 22, 1929, and he grew | ||
up with the companionship of two sisters, Dorothy and Glenda; he | ||
attended Lindale schools, where he played baseball and was vice | ||
president of the Future Farmers of America; answering his nation's | ||
call to duty, he joined the United States Army and rose to the rank | ||
of sergeant; during his time in the service, he was stationed in | ||
California, Korea, and Japan; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1952, Mr. Hicks met the love of his life, the | ||
former Sallie Sue West, at an American Legion dance; they married | ||
the following year and went on to share a fulfilling union that | ||
spanned nearly 60 years until her passing in 2012; the couple were | ||
blessed with four sons, Billy, Mark, Phil, and Jimmy, and their | ||
family eventually grew to include four grandchildren, Matt, Alisha, | ||
Brett, and Mark Thomas, and seven great-grandchildren, Dylan, | ||
Brett, Jayse, Bo Thomas, Eisley, Luna, and Caleb; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Hicks enjoyed a rewarding 42-year career at King | ||
Chevrolet, and in his leisure hours, he liked following sports, | ||
especially The University of Texas Longhorns, the Tyler Junior | ||
College Apaches, the Dallas Cowboys, the Texas Rangers, and the | ||
Dallas Mavericks; he loved practicing baseball in the backyard with | ||
his boys, and he coached the Orr Eagles Little League baseball team, | ||
helping them to win two Tyler city championships; he also liked | ||
traveling with his family, especially to Disney World and Texas | ||
Rangers games; he was a valued congregant of Tyland Baptist Church | ||
and Pine Brook Baptist Church; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although Billy Hicks is greatly missed, he has left | ||
his loved ones with many treasured memories, and he will forever | ||
hold a special place in their hearts; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature | ||
hereby pay tribute to the life of Billy Wayne Hicks and extend | ||
sincere condolences 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 Senate adjourns this | ||
day, it do so in memory of Billy Hicks. |