Bill Text: TX SR28 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Billy R. Bradford Sr.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-01-23 - Reported enrolled [SR28 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR28-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
Billy R. Bradford Sr. | ||
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the citizens | ||
of Brownsville in mourning the loss of Billy R. Bradford Sr., who | ||
died October 23, 2016, at the age of 82; and | ||
WHEREAS, Bill Bradford was born on July 4, 1934, in a remote | ||
farmhouse near Brownsboro, Texas; his family moved to the Rio | ||
Grande Valley when he was a young boy, and he graduated from | ||
Weslaco High School in 1953; and | ||
WHEREAS, Bill attended Pan American College in Edinburg, | ||
and he remained in the city to begin his accounting career at a | ||
local firm; in 1966, he moved to Weslaco, and he partnered with | ||
his lifelong friend, Jack Hales, to establish the present-day | ||
firm of Hales-Bradford, LLP; in 1969, he relocated to Brownsville | ||
when he expanded the company into the Brownsville community; and | ||
WHEREAS, He married Mary Katherine Bass in August of 1958, | ||
and they shared a life of spiritual devotion for 58 years; they | ||
were blessed with three children and with six grandchildren; and | ||
WHEREAS, Bill Bradford was a member of the West Brownsville | ||
Lions Club, and he served as a teacher, deacon, and elder at Price | ||
Road Church of Christ for more than 35 years; he was a beloved | ||
member of the community, and he leaves behind memories that will | ||
long be cherished by all who were privileged to share in his life; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved | ||
family of Billy R. Bradford Sr.; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas | ||
Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in | ||
memory of Bill Bradford. | ||
Lucio | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on January 23, 2017, by | ||
a rising vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |