Bill Text: TX HR83 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of James Melton Purser Jr. of Canadian.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-19 - Reported enrolled [HR83 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR83-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 83 | ||
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| WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the | ||
| passing of James Melton Purser Jr. of Canadian on August 21, 2021, | ||
| at the age of 81; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of James Purser Sr. and Lavona Purser, Jim | ||
| Purser was born on August 18, 1940, in Washita, Oklahoma, and grew | ||
| up with three siblings, Joyce, Buford, and Gary; at just 16 years | ||
| old, he embarked on a rewarding career in the oil and gas industry | ||
| that would span more than half a century and take him around the | ||
| world; and | ||
| WHEREAS, On February 22, 1968, Mr. Purser wed the former Mary | ||
| Ann Ortega, and the couple went on to share a rewarding marriage of | ||
| 53 years; Mr. Purser was the proud father of two children, Tim and | ||
| Tricia, and with the passing years, he was further blessed with | ||
| seven beloved grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Purser and his family lived in Singapore and | ||
| Spain during the 1970s before settling in Canadian in 1980; he | ||
| became a valued member of his community, avidly supporting the | ||
| Canadian High School Wildcats and participating in the local | ||
| Masonic lodge; sustained by a deep and abiding faith, he was | ||
| baptized at Canadian Church of Christ; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Although Jim Purser will be deeply 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 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of | ||
| James Melton Purser Jr. and extend sincere condolences to the | ||
| members of his family: to his wife, Mary Ann Purser; to his son, Tim | ||
| Purser, and his wife, Charity; to his daughter, Tricia Cook, and her | ||
| husband, Jim David; to his grandchildren, Shelby, Kyler, Ben, and | ||
| Landree Purser, Brayden and Brody Cook, and Mckanna Garcia; to his | ||
| sister, Joyce Forman; to his brothers, Buford Purser and his wife, | ||
| Yolanda, and Gary Purser and his wife, Jody; and to his other | ||
| friends and relatives; 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 Jim Purser. | ||
| King of Hemphill | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 83 was unanimously adopted by a rising | ||
| vote of the House on October 14, 2021. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
