Bill Text: TX HCR22 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Michael Gilles Purgason of Arlington.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: (Passed) 2013-03-13 - Signed by the Governor [HCR22 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HCR22-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 22 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Words cannot express the sorrow felt at the loss of | ||
| Michael Gilles Purgason of Arlington, who died on July 13, 2012, at | ||
| the age of 21; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Michael Purgason was born in Arlington on December | ||
| 28, 1990, to Thomas and Michele Purgason; he attended Mansfield | ||
| Summit High School, where he served on the student council and | ||
| helped found the Republican Club; an excellent athlete, he played | ||
| baseball and basketball and managed the girls' volleyball team; he | ||
| graduated summa cum laude in 2009; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Purgason went on to attend The University of | ||
| Texas at Austin, where he majored in English and biology; | ||
| passionate about volleyball, he was a mainstay of the UT Men's Club | ||
| Volleyball team, serving as president during the 2011-2012 school | ||
| year; he was also an enthusiastic supporter of the athletic | ||
| activities of his brother, Nicholas, and his sister, Ashley, and of | ||
| the Lady Longhorns volleyball team; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Following in the family tradition of his father, | ||
| grandfather, great-grandfather, and uncle, Mr. Purgason sought a | ||
| career in medicine as a means to express his compassion for others | ||
| and his deep religious faith, and he had recently applied to medical | ||
| school with the intention of becoming a primary care physician; at | ||
| the time of his death, he was already conducting biomedical | ||
| research at The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Known affectionately as "Purgy," this gifted and | ||
| charismatic young man was a devoted son, a loving brother, and a | ||
| fiercely loyal friend, and the memory of his generosity toward | ||
| others, keen intelligence, and joie de vivre will continue to | ||
| inspire all those who knew and loved him; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby pay tribute to the life of Michael Gilles Purgason and extend | ||
| sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his parents, | ||
| Thomas and Michele Purgason; to his brother, Nicholas Purgason; to | ||
| his sister, Ashley Purgason; to his grandmother, Doris Purgason; | ||
| 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 and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of | ||
| Michael Gilles Purgason. | ||
| Zedler | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 22 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on February 18, 2013. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 22 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the Senate on March 5, 2013. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
