Bill Text: TX SR59 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Congressman Ron Wright.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-02-09 - Printed in full [SR59 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR59-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Ron Wright | ||
| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and | ||
| commemorates the life of United States Congressman Ron Wright, | ||
| who died February 7, 2021, at the age of 67; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Congressman Ron Wright was a devoted husband and | ||
| father, an esteemed Republican statesman, and a treasured | ||
| champion of the Tarrant County community; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A sixth-generation resident of Tarrant County, | ||
| Ron Wright graduated from Azle High School in 1971 and attended | ||
| The University of Texas at Arlington; he worked on his family's | ||
| dairy farm in Springtown and went on to enjoy 30 years of success | ||
| working in various industries in the private sector; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ron served on the Arlington City Council from 2000 | ||
| to 2008 while also acting as the district director for United | ||
| States Congressman Joe Barton, and he balanced his service on the | ||
| council and in Washington, D.C., for eight years; he served as | ||
| Congressman Barton's chief of staff from 2009 until May of 2011, | ||
| when he was appointed Tax Assessor-Collector for Tarrant County; | ||
| he was elected to a full term by voters in 2012 and was reelected | ||
| to the position in 2016; and | ||
| WHEREAS, He began serving as the representative for the 6th | ||
| Congressional District of Texas in January of 2019 and was known | ||
| as a constitutional conservative who was strong on national | ||
| defense and the rights of the unborn; he held leadership | ||
| positions in the local Republican Party, including those of | ||
| Republican club president and area leader, and he served as a | ||
| trusted delegate at district, state, and national Republican | ||
| Party conventions; he was active in partisan and nonpartisan | ||
| politics, and he never faltered in his convictions when | ||
| representing his district as a congressman; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Throughout his life, he remained a steadfast | ||
| steward of his hometown community and a committed public servant; | ||
| he earned numerous distinctions for his civic and charitable | ||
| contributions, and he was honored to have served on commissions | ||
| and boards for a variety of local and area organizations and as | ||
| president of the Arlington Night Shelter and founding president | ||
| of the Arlington Tomorrow Foundation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, He was a man of courage, strength, and compassion | ||
| who gave unselfishly to others, and his wisdom, warmth, and | ||
| valued counsel will not be forgotten by those who were privileged | ||
| to share in his life; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th | ||
| Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved | ||
| family of Congressman Ron Wright: his cherished wife, Susan Wright; | ||
| and his three children, Derek Sean Wright, Justin Wayne Wright, and | ||
| Rachel Lorraine Wright Allen; 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 Ron Wright. | ||
| Birdwell, Hancock | ||
| Nelson, Powell | ||
| ____________________________________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ____________________________________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on February 9, 2021, | ||
| by a rising vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
