Bill Text: TX SR596 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of James Albert "Dick" Hudson of White Oak.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2025-05-31 - Reported enrolled [SR596 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-SR596-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| James Hudson | ||
| WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew | ||
| to a close with the passing of James Albert Hudson of White Oak on | ||
| April 26, 2025, at the age of 88; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in Carthage on December 4, 1936, to Jeff and | ||
| Cammie Hudson, "Dick" Hudson was the youngest of 10 children; he | ||
| graduated from Carthage High School and Kilgore College, and he | ||
| proudly served in the U.S. Air Force as an aircraft radar | ||
| technician while stationed in Rapid City, South Dakota; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Hudson went on to distinguish himself over | ||
| the course of a career with the Texas Eastman Company that | ||
| spanned nearly four decades; he worked in research and | ||
| development at the Longview chemical complex, earning a | ||
| reputation for his exemplary work ethic, high standards, and | ||
| dedicated mentorship of the company's interns; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Civically engaged, Mr. Hudson represented the | ||
| Republican Party as a precinct chair, primary election judge, and | ||
| assistant general election judge at the Gregg County Courthouse; | ||
| he was also a man of deep faith and a longtime member of Woodland | ||
| Christian Church and of First Christian Church in Longview, where | ||
| he held many offices and served as a longtime Sunday school | ||
| teacher; a skilled craftsman, he enjoyed making crosses, crèche | ||
| nativity scenes, and walking canes and sharing them with others | ||
| as gifts; some of his work adorns the classrooms and halls of | ||
| First Christian Church; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Hudson was blessed with | ||
| the love and support of his wife, Betty Jo, with whom he shared a | ||
| rewarding marriage of nearly half a century; together, the couple | ||
| raised two daughters, Shannon and Sherri, and with the passage of | ||
| time, they welcomed two grandchildren and a great-grandchild | ||
| into their treasured family; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dick Hudson lived a full and generous life | ||
| surrounded by those he loved, and they will forever carry him | ||
| close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th | ||
| Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of James Albert | ||
| Hudson and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: | ||
| to his wife, Betty Jo Magness; to his daughters, Shannon Sasser | ||
| and her husband, Tony, and Sherri Ware and her husband, Jamie; to | ||
| his granddaughters, Heather Davis and Jordan Ware; to his | ||
| great-grandson, Sutton Davis; 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 Dick Hudson. | ||
| Hughes | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on May 31, 2025, by a | ||
| rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
