Bill Text: TX HR1114 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Jeff Davis County Judge Kerith Risa Sproul-Hurley.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-19 - Reported enrolled [HR1114 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR1114-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1114 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The citizens of Jeff Davis County suffered a | ||
| tremendous loss with the death of County Judge Kerith Risa | ||
| Sproul-Hurley on August 2, 2020, at the age of 45; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Kerith Sproul-Hurley was born in El Paso on June 25, | ||
| 1975, to Alice Sproul Johnson and Theodore Dale Johnson, and from | ||
| the age of six, she grew up near Fort Davis at her grandparents' | ||
| ranch, which was founded by her great-great-grandfather, R. S. | ||
| Sproul, in 1886; during her youth, she learned the ins and outs of | ||
| ranching and hunting, and she developed a deep appreciation for the | ||
| natural beauty of West Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After graduating from Fort Davis High School, | ||
| Ms. Sproul-Hurley attended Texas A&M University before completing | ||
| her bachelor's degree at Sul Ross State University; she earned her | ||
| law degree at Texas Tech University and started her legal career at | ||
| ScottHulse PC before joining Ryan & Sanders, LLP, where she worked | ||
| from 2002 to 2011; from 2011 until her death, she was counsel at | ||
| Kemp Smith, LLP, in El Paso; she was a member of the El Paso Bar | ||
| Association and the El Paso Estate Planning Council; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Sproul-Hurley expressed her deep love of Jeff | ||
| Davis County through her years of public service, first as a county | ||
| commissioner and then as Jeff Davis County judge; in addition, she | ||
| and her husband, Roy Hurley, owned and operated the H. E. Sproul | ||
| Ranch and Harvard Hotel & Lodge as a cattle ranch, hunting lodge, | ||
| and event venue, maintaining a family legacy that spans more than | ||
| 130 years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Warm-hearted, strong, and generous, Kerith | ||
| Sproul-Hurley lived a rich and purposeful life devoted to her | ||
| family and her fellow citizens, and though she was taken much too | ||
| soon, she leaves behind a legacy that will continue to inspire all | ||
| those who knew and loved her; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Kerith Risa | ||
| Sproul-Hurley and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of her | ||
| family: to her husband, Roy Hurley; to her stepchildren, Kelly | ||
| Hurley, April Hurley Whitney and her husband, Spencer, Hunter | ||
| Hurley and his wife, Kendra, and Taylor Hurley; to her | ||
| step-grandchildren, Temprance and Sawyer; and to her many other | ||
| relatives and friends; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of | ||
| Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Kerith | ||
| Sproul-Hurley. | ||
| Morales of Maverick | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1114 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on May 14, 2021. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
