Bill Text: TX HR142 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Billy Frank Wansley of Quitman.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-07-26 - Reported enrolled [HR142 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR142-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 142 |
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WHEREAS, Wood County residents lost an esteemed member of | ||
their community with the passing of Billy Frank Wansley of Quitman | ||
on June 27, 2013, at the age of 65; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in Mineola on April 15, 1948, Mr. Wansley was | ||
the son of J. T. and Amie Wansley; shortly after graduating from | ||
high school in Quitman, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps and | ||
completed a tour of duty in Vietnam; and | ||
WHEREAS, This courageous Texan subsequently forged a notable | ||
33-year career in law enforcement; he served as sheriff of Wood | ||
County from 2009 to 2012 and as chief of police in Quitman from 1995 | ||
to 2008; and | ||
WHEREAS, A man of faith, Mr. Wansley was a valued congregant | ||
of Lake Fork Baptist Church in Alba; his other affiliations | ||
included the Sheriffs' Association of Texas, Marine Corps League | ||
Detachment 1278, in Mineola, American Legion Post 340, in | ||
Winnsboro, the Turkey Hill Shooting Club, in Mineola, the Lake | ||
Country Fraternal Order of Police, the Lake Country Republicans, | ||
and the American Quarter Horse Association; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Wansley and his first wife, Glenda, shared a | ||
rewarding relationship until her passing; fortunate to find love a | ||
second time, he enjoyed many happy family times with his wife | ||
Jeanette and took great pride in a cherished family circle that | ||
included their daughter, Tanya, and their two grandchildren; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although Bill Wansley is deeply missed, he leaves | ||
behind treasured memories and an admirable record of public | ||
service, legacies that will continue to comfort and inspire all who | ||
were privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of | ||
Billy Frank Wansley and extend sincere condolences to the members | ||
of his family: to his wife, Jeanette Wansley; to his daughter, Tanya | ||
Weems; to his siblings, Jerry Wansley, David Wansley, and Katie | ||
Turnage; to his grandchildren, Jody and Josh; 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 Bill | ||
Wansley. | ||
Hughes | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 142 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on July 25, 2013. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||