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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 28
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In Memory |
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of |
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Billy R. Bradford Sr. |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the citizens |
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of Brownsville in mourning the loss of Billy R. Bradford Sr., who |
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died October 23, 2016, at the age of 82; and |
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WHEREAS, Bill Bradford was born on July 4, 1934, in a remote |
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farmhouse near Brownsboro, Texas; his family moved to the Rio |
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Grande Valley when he was a young boy, and he graduated from |
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Weslaco High School in 1953; and |
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WHEREAS, Bill attended Pan American College in Edinburg, |
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and he remained in the city to begin his accounting career at a |
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local firm; in 1966, he moved to Weslaco, and he partnered with |
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his lifelong friend, Jack Hales, to establish the present-day |
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firm of Hales-Bradford, LLP; in 1969, he relocated to Brownsville |
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when he expanded the company into the Brownsville community; and |
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WHEREAS, He married Mary Katherine Bass in August of 1958, |
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and they shared a life of spiritual devotion for 58 years; they |
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were blessed with three children and with six grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Bill Bradford was a member of the West Brownsville |
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Lions Club, and he served as a teacher, deacon, and elder at Price |
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Road Church of Christ for more than 35 years; he was a beloved |
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member of the community, and he leaves behind memories that will |
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long be cherished by all who were privileged to share in his life; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Billy R. Bradford Sr.; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Bill Bradford. |
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Lucio |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on January 23, 2017, by |
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a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |