Bill Text: TX HR30 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Ralph H. Burnette of Arlington.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-02-21 - Reported enrolled [HR30 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR30-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 30 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories | ||
| of Ralph H. Burnette of Arlington, who passed away on February 6, | ||
| 2012, at the age of 78; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ralph Burnette was employed as a data processing | ||
| manager for General Motors and Electronic Data Systems for more | ||
| than three and a half decades; a talented musician, he served as a | ||
| music director for churches in Georgia and California for several | ||
| years and played guitar in a gospel and country music group for | ||
| senior citizens; he was a member of First Baptist Church of | ||
| Arlington; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan was the devoted husband of | ||
| Virginia Burnette, with whom he shared a rewarding marriage of 57 | ||
| years; he also took great pride in his children, Rhonda and Gregory, | ||
| and treasured his five grandchildren, Joshua, Rachel, Sarah, Nikki, | ||
| and Dustin, and his three great-grandchildren, Marley, Levi, and | ||
| Jake; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ralph Burnette lived a full and generous life, and | ||
| those who were blessed to share in his love and affection will | ||
| forever hold him close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Ralph H. Burnette and | ||
| extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his | ||
| wife, Virginia McCullough Burnette; to his daughter, Rhonda | ||
| Barnett, and her husband, Michael; to his son, Gregory Burnette, | ||
| and his wife, Johnna; to his grandchildren, Joshua, Rachel, Sarah, | ||
| Nikki, and Dustin; to his great-grandchildren, Marley, Levi, and | ||
| Jake; to his sister, Morene Whitworth, and her husband, Virlyn; 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 Ralph H. | ||
| Burnette. | ||
| Patrick | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 30 was unanimously adopted by a rising | ||
| vote of the House on February 18, 2013. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
