Bill Text: TX HR184 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: In memory of Judge Ruben G. Reyes of Lubbock.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-18 - Reported enrolled [HR184 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR184-Introduced.html
Bill Title: In memory of Judge Ruben G. Reyes of Lubbock.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-18 - Reported enrolled [HR184 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR184-Introduced.html
87R6180 BPG-D | ||
By: Burrows | H.R. No. 184 |
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WHEREAS, Residents of Lubbock are mourning the loss of | ||
admired District Court Judge Ruben G. Reyes, who passed away on | ||
December 12, 2020, at the age of 56; and | ||
WHEREAS, The son of Bennie and Alice Reyes, Ruben Reyes was | ||
born in Dimmitt on March 21, 1964; he became the first in his family | ||
to earn a diploma, graduating as valedictorian of Dunbar High | ||
School in 1983; after completing his bachelor's degree at Yale | ||
University and his law degree at Baylor University, he settled in | ||
Lubbock to practice family and civil law; and | ||
WHEREAS, A founding partner of Hurley, Reyes, and Guinn, | ||
Mr. Reyes was appointed judge of the 72nd District Court in 2006; as | ||
presiding judge of the county's drug court, he helped hundreds of | ||
people overcome the challenges of addiction and realize their | ||
potential; his advocacy had enormous impact across Texas and | ||
beyond, and he shared his expertise as chair of the National | ||
Association of Drug Court Professionals, as vice chair of the State | ||
Commission on Judicial Conduct, and as a member of the Specialty | ||
Courts Advisory Council; moreover, he was a mentor to numerous | ||
members of the legal profession; in 2018, he was inducted into the | ||
Stanley Goldstein Treatment Court Hall of Fame; and | ||
WHEREAS, Judge Reyes married the love of his life, the former | ||
Melanie Raff, on April 27, 1991; he took great pride in their two | ||
children, Ross and Hannah, and he eventually knew the joy of | ||
becoming "Rubes" to a treasured grandson, Denton; devoted to his | ||
community, he served on the boards of such organizations as New | ||
Legacy Home for Women and the Lubbock Dream Center, and he was an | ||
elder of Church on the Rock; he enjoyed travel, the outdoors, | ||
reading, and spending time with his family and many friends; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although the untimely death of Ruben Reyes has | ||
brought profound sorrow to all who were privileged to know him, his | ||
wisdom, fairness, and compassion will remain a lasting source of | ||
inspiration; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of the Honorable Ruben | ||
G. Reyes and extend sincere condolences to his loved ones; 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 Ruben G. | ||
Reyes. |