Bill Text: TX SR136 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Preston Ray Bridges.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-07 - Reported enrolled [SR136 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR136-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
Preston Ray Bridges | ||
WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the | ||
passing of Preston Ray Bridges of Quitman on November 21, 2018, | ||
at the age of 80; and | ||
WHEREAS, The son of H. L. and Annice Bridges, Preston | ||
Bridges was born in Forest Hill on September 8, 1938; his mother | ||
died when he was five months old, and his siblings, J. C., | ||
Clarence, Les, Aline, Minnie Lee, Louise, and Marie, helped raise | ||
their younger brother on the family farm; learning the value of | ||
hard work from his father, he graduated from Quitman High School | ||
in 1957 and attended Paris Junior College and Arlington State | ||
University; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Bridges wed Barbara Medlin on October 31, | ||
1958, and the couple shared a rewarding marriage of 60 years; | ||
they became the proud parents of a son, Rocky, and their | ||
treasured family later grew to include two grandsons, Colby and | ||
Kyle; and | ||
WHEREAS, Answering his nation's call to duty, Mr. Bridges | ||
joined the United States Army in 1961; he was deployed to Bad | ||
Kreuznach, Germany, and assigned to the adjutant general's | ||
office, and he eventually received the Army Commendation | ||
Medal; and | ||
WHEREAS, Returning to the United States in 1964, | ||
Mr. Bridges embarked on a career with Texas Instruments that | ||
would span two decades; in 1973, he and his family moved to | ||
Quitman, where he went on to serve as executive vice president of | ||
Wood County National Bank and to retire following a 19-year | ||
tenure; engaged in his community, Mr. Bridges was active with the | ||
Quitman Youth Foundation, and he was a member of the Quitman | ||
Independent School District Board of Trustees; he also held | ||
leadership roles with the Quitman Chamber of Commerce, the Wood | ||
County Farm Bureau, and the Wood County Junior Livestock Show, | ||
and he served his congregation as a deacon at Faith Baptist | ||
Church; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although Preston Bridges is deeply missed, | ||
memories of his devotion to his family, his faith, and his | ||
community remain to comfort and inspire those he leaves behind; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Preston Ray | ||
Bridges and extend sincere sympathy to his loved ones; and, be | ||
it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns | ||
this day, it do so in memory of Preston Ray Bridges. | ||
Hughes | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on February 7, 2019, by | ||
a rising vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |