Bill Text: TX HR51 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of William Murphey Black Sr. of Ozona.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-11-02 - Reported enrolled [HR51 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR51-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 51 |
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WHEREAS, All who shared in the life of William Murphey Black | ||
Sr. of Ozona were deeply saddened by his passing on August 7, 2023, | ||
at the age of 83; and | ||
WHEREAS, The son of Charles Sewell Black Jr. and Mary Jane | ||
Murphey Black, Bill Black was born in Big Lake on April 22, 1940, | ||
and he grew up on his family's ranch with the companionship of his | ||
sister, Judy; he graduated from Ozona High School in 1958 and | ||
attended Texas Christian University, where he enrolled in the ranch | ||
management program; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Black married Susie Chandler on March 31, 1961, | ||
and the couple shared a fulfilling union that spanned 62 years; they | ||
became the proud parents of two children, Will and Sue Ellen, who | ||
preceded her father in death, and their family eventually grew to | ||
include five grandchildren, Murphey, Allie, Weslee, Wendy, and | ||
Whitney, and four great-grandchildren, Brit, Bodie, Maddie, and | ||
Maysen; and | ||
WHEREAS, A lifelong rancher, Mr. Black worked livestock in | ||
Crockett, Pecos, Terrell, and Val Verde Counties, and for several | ||
years, he bought and sold sheep and goats from ranchers in the area | ||
and sent them all over the United States; in addition to ranching, | ||
he owned and operated Ozona Storage and Encino RV Park with his | ||
wife; and | ||
WHEREAS, Active in his community, Mr. Black served as | ||
Crockett County commissioner for six years, and he gave generously | ||
of his time and talents to the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers | ||
Association, the American Sheep Industry Association, and the Texas | ||
and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association; he was one of the | ||
original directors of the Crockett National Bank and a valued | ||
member of Ozona United Methodist Church; known for his tremendous | ||
work ethic and wonderful sense of humor, he enjoyed sharing stories | ||
and good conversation with friends, loved ones, and strangers | ||
alike, and in his younger years, he took pleasure in hunting, | ||
fishing, and team roping; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although Bill Black is greatly missed, he has left | ||
his family and friends with a wealth of memories that they will | ||
forever treasure; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of | ||
William Murphey Black Sr. and extend sincere condolences to all who | ||
mourn his passing; 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 Bill Black. | ||
Murr | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 51 was unanimously adopted by a rising | ||
vote of the House on November 1, 2023. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||