Bill Text: TX HR1934 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Joseph Ray Perry of Paint Creek.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-18 - Reported enrolled [HR1934 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR1934-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1934 |
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WHEREAS, The passing of Joseph Ray Perry on April 27, 2017, at | ||
the age of 92 marked the end of a long and purposeful life that | ||
encompassed honorable service to his country and his community; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born on April 23, 1925, in the Paint Creek community | ||
of Haskell County, Ray Perry was the eldest child of Hoyt and Thelma | ||
Dinsmore Perry; after graduating from high school in 1943, he | ||
joined the United States Army Air Corps at the height of World War | ||
II; assigned as a tail gunner on B-17 bombers, he flew a total of 35 | ||
missions over war-torn Europe and earned several medals for his | ||
valor in combat; and | ||
WHEREAS, Following his return to civilian life, Mr. Perry | ||
exchanged wedding vows with the former Amelia June Holt, whom he had | ||
met on a blind date; they went on to enjoy nearly 70 years of | ||
marriage and became the loving parents of two children, Milla Perry | ||
Jones and James Richard Perry; Rick Perry followed in his father's | ||
footsteps to serve in the U.S. Air Force before returning to the | ||
family farm in Paint Creek in 1977, and the pair farmed and ranched | ||
together for more than a decade until the younger Perry was elected | ||
the Texas commissioner of agriculture; Ray Perry knew the pride of | ||
seeing his son build a stellar career in public office by becoming | ||
the longest-serving governor in state history and later being | ||
appointed to his current post as the U.S. secretary of energy; and | ||
WHEREAS, A lifelong resident of Haskell County, Ray Perry | ||
embarked on a 28-year tenure as county commissioner following his | ||
initial election victory in 1968; his community service also | ||
included 10 years on the Paint Creek school board and six years on | ||
the West Central Texas Council of Governments, which he led as | ||
president for a time, and he was a member of the local water board as | ||
well; his retirement in the 1990s allowed him more time to enjoy | ||
visits from his family, which had grown to include his | ||
daughter-in-law, Anita, his grandchildren, Griffin, Caitlyn, and | ||
Sydney, and his great-grandchildren, Ella and Piper; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ray Perry fought courageously for his nation and | ||
went on to serve the residents of his county with equal commitment, | ||
and memories of this esteemed Texan will forever be treasured by all | ||
those who shared in the richness of his life; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Joseph Ray Perry and | ||
extend deepest sympathy to his 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 Joseph Ray | ||
Perry. | ||
Springer | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1934 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on May 12, 2017. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||