Bill Text: TX SR33 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Billy Bates Hedges.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-06-20 - Reported enrolled [SR33 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR33-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Bill Hedges | ||
| WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew | ||
| to a close with the passing of Billy Bates Hedges of Quitman on | ||
| May 31, 2023, at the age of 84; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born on September 19, 1938, Bill Hedges grew up in | ||
| Little Rock, Arkansas, with two siblings, Jerry Lee and Harold; | ||
| he attained the rank of Eagle Scout, and he was a member of the | ||
| Class of 1956 at Little Rock Central High School; after attending | ||
| Hendrix College, he earned a history degree from Southern | ||
| Methodist University and went on to graduate from the SMU Perkins | ||
| School of Theology; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Embarking on a career as a United Methodist | ||
| pastor that would span more than four decades, Mr. Hedges | ||
| served at 20 churches throughout East Texas; moreover, he was a | ||
| Methodist Conference historian, president of the Texas United | ||
| Methodist Historical Society, archivist for the South-Central | ||
| Jurisdiction, and a member of the General Commission on | ||
| Archives and History; he also held many local leadership roles | ||
| with Rotary International, including chapter president and | ||
| district governor; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Hedges shared a rewarding marriage with his | ||
| first wife, the late Jane Hedges; he was fortunate enough to find | ||
| love again with his second wife, Beth Robinson Hedges, who | ||
| preceded him in death in 2015; he took great pride in his 3 | ||
| children, Kathryn, Kent, and Rebecca, his 2 stepdaughters, Jill | ||
| House and Jill Robinson, and his 14 grandchildren and 2 | ||
| great-grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A man of profound faith who dedicated himself to | ||
| serving others, Bill Hedges will be deeply missed, and those who | ||
| held him dear will forever remember the warmth and kindness he | ||
| brought into their lives; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory | ||
| of Billy Bates Hedges and extend sincere condolences to the | ||
| members of his family: to his brother, Harold Hedges III, and his | ||
| wife, Mary Helen; to his children, Kathryn Arata and her husband, | ||
| Stephen, Kent Hedges and his wife, Jennifer, and Rebecca Matthews | ||
| and her husband, Ross; to his stepdaughters, Jill House and her | ||
| husband, Todd, and Jill Meil Robinson; to his grandchildren, | ||
| Jeremy, Hannah, Julianna, Nick, Noah, Logan, Ellen, Olivia, | ||
| Katie, Mary Claire, Ben, Adam, Madison, and Chloe; to his | ||
| great-grandchildren; and to his other relatives and friends; | ||
| 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 Bill Hedges. | ||
| Hughes | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on June 20, 2023, by a | ||
| rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
