Bill Text: TX HR1046 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Oliver James Pratt of Belton.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-17 - Reported enrolled [HR1046 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1046-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1046 |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories | ||
of World War II veteran Oliver James Pratt of Belton, who passed | ||
away on March 6, 2019, at the age of 94; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born on October 17, 1924, Mr. Pratt came of age | ||
during World War II; although he was eligible for exemption from | ||
military service because he was working as a printer for the Belton | ||
Journal, he enlisted anyway and served in the U.S. Navy, taking part | ||
in six major battles in the Pacific theater; after the war, he | ||
returned to his job at the newspaper, rising to become the | ||
publication's production manager; in 1974, he started his own | ||
business, Pratt Printing, and ran it for 10 years before selling the | ||
company and retiring at the age of 60; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Pratt shared a rewarding marriage with his wife, | ||
Alice Lorain Pratt, until her passing; he took great pride in his | ||
son and daughter-in-law, Donald and Martha Pratt, and his two | ||
grandsons and their wives, David and Kris Pratt and Bill and Katy | ||
Pratt, as well as his great-grandchildren, Courtney, Nathan, Lilly, | ||
and Christian; and | ||
WHEREAS, A proud veteran and a loving family man, Oliver | ||
Pratt lived a caring and purposeful life, and he will forever be | ||
remembered with deep affection by all who held him close in their | ||
hearts; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Oliver James Pratt and | ||
extend heartfelt sympathy to his 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 Oliver | ||
James Pratt. | ||
Wray | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1046 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on April 12, 2019. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||