Bill Text: TX HR48 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: In memory of retired Lubbock firefighter Jay Wesley Watson.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-16 - Reported enrolled [HR48 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR48-Introduced.html
Bill Title: In memory of retired Lubbock firefighter Jay Wesley Watson.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-16 - Reported enrolled [HR48 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR48-Introduced.html
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By: Burrows | H.R. No. 48 |
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WHEREAS, Family, friends, and colleagues will forever | ||
treasure their memories of retired Lubbock firefighter Jay Wesley | ||
Watson, who passed away on July 8, 2017, at the age of 54; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in Lubbock on September 8, 1962, Jay Watson was | ||
the son of K. Dencil and Kathryn Watson; a standout athlete at | ||
Frenship High School, he went on to study at Texas Tech University, | ||
and he remained a loyal supporter of his college alma mater | ||
throughout his life; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1982, Mr. Watson was joined in matrimony to his | ||
childhood sweetheart, Jana, and they went on to share a rewarding | ||
marriage that spanned three and a half decades; over the years, | ||
their family grew to include two daughters, Kristen and Meagan, and | ||
three grandchildren, Carter, Tinsley, and Wesley; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Watson began his career with Lubbock Fire Rescue | ||
in 1987; passionate about his work, he belonged to several local, | ||
state, and international firefighter organizations, and he played a | ||
key role in the department's Fill the Boot and Operation Warm: Coats | ||
for Kids initiatives; and | ||
WHEREAS, This accomplished professional served the Lubbock | ||
community with distinction for nearly three decades until, in 2015, | ||
a cancer diagnosis forced him to retire from the job he loved; | ||
although he was initially given less than a year to live, he | ||
survived well beyond that prediction, and he found great strength | ||
and inspiration in his faith, in the support and affection of his | ||
family, and in the camaraderie of the many friends and fellow first | ||
responders who rallied around him; and | ||
WHEREAS, Jay Watson was a devoted family man and a dedicated | ||
firefighter, and although his life ended far too soon, he leaves | ||
behind a record of service that his loved ones can remember with | ||
pride; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory | ||
of Jay Wesley Watson and extend heartfelt condolences to the | ||
members of his family: to his wife, Jana Watson; to his children, | ||
Kristen Andrus and her husband, David, and Meagan Watson; to his | ||
grandchildren, Carter, Tinsley, and Wesley Andrus; to his | ||
stepfather, Tommy Evans; to his brothers, Jimmy Watson and Mack | ||
Evans, and his stepsister, Mickie Prado; 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 Jay Watson. |