Bill Text: TX HR167 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of James Wesley Utley of Mineola.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-02 - Reported enrolled [HR167 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR167-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 167 |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories | ||
of James Wesley Utley of Mineola, who passed away on September 17, | ||
2014, at the age of 83; and | ||
WHEREAS, This lifelong Texan was born on April 28, 1931, in | ||
Gordon; Mr. Utley lived in De Leon and Sweetwater before moving in | ||
1956 to Mineola, where he resided for the rest of his life; he and | ||
his wife, Frances, shared a marriage that spanned 63 years, and the | ||
couple raised four children, Rickey, Wendell, Latrena, and Sheila; | ||
Mr. Utley attended church at the First Assembly of God in Mineola; | ||
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WHEREAS, At the age of 17, Mr. Utley began his career with the | ||
railroad system; he worked for the Texas and Pacific Railway | ||
Company and stayed on when the company joined with the Missouri | ||
Pacific Railroad in 1976; he also continued in his vocation when the | ||
MPR was approved to merge with the Union Pacific Railroad in 1982; | ||
in December 1990, Mr. Utley retired after more than 42 years of | ||
unwavering service; and | ||
WHEREAS, Known affectionately as "Big Jim," James Utley | ||
enjoyed a life that was rich in the intangibles that matter most, | ||
and he is deeply missed by all those who held him dear; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of James Wesley Utley | ||
and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his | ||
wife, Frances Utley; to his sons, Rickey Utley and his wife, Wanda, | ||
and Wendell Utley and his wife, Allison; to his daughters, Latrena | ||
Buchanan and her friend, Ricky Ramirez, and Sheila Valek and her | ||
husband, Darren; to his grandchildren, Klo, Justin, Caleb, Daniel, | ||
Brittney, Andrea, Cassie, and Hannah; to his great-grandchildren, | ||
Lane and Katherine; to his caretaker, Jeannie Moore; and to his | ||
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 James | ||
Wesley Utley. | ||
Hughes | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 167 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on February 19, 2015. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||