Bill Text: TX SR670 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Bill Scudder.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-01 - Reported enrolled [SR670 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR670-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Bill Scudder | ||
| WHEREAS, Bill Scudder of Texarkana, an esteemed Texan and | ||
| a friend to many, passed away on January 27, 2019, at the age of | ||
| 75; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of Willie Tom and Robbie Nell Parks | ||
| Scudder, Bill Scudder was born in Lamar County on January 11, | ||
| 1944; after graduating from Paris High School, where he was on | ||
| the football, basketball, and baseball teams, he went on to | ||
| attend Paris Junior College and played baseball for the Dragons | ||
| for two years; he then received a scholarship to play baseball | ||
| for the Crimson Tide, and he graduated from the University of | ||
| Alabama with a bachelor's degree in education in 1966; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Scudder began his teaching career with the | ||
| Paris Independent School District; in 1969, he became the coach | ||
| for the Blossom Bulldogs boys' basketball program, and he led the | ||
| team to a district championship as well as an impressive playoff | ||
| run; the following year, he began coaching for the newly | ||
| consolidated high school in Prairiland Independent School | ||
| District, where he eventually coached the 1986 Prairiland | ||
| Patriots baseball team to a 3A state championship; he served the | ||
| district as a dedicated coach, educator, and athletic director | ||
| for more than three decades, mentoring thousands of young Texans | ||
| over the course of his career before retiring in 2000; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Scudder enjoyed the | ||
| love and support of his wife of 53 years, Sue, and he was the | ||
| proud father of three children, Scott, Amy, and Jan; a man of | ||
| faith, he was a member of Moores Lane Baptist Church in | ||
| Texarkana; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Bill Scudder lived a life that was rich in | ||
| personal and professional achievements, and he will forever be | ||
| remembered with admiration and affection; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
| Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Bill Scudder and | ||
| extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his | ||
| wife, Sue Carter Scudder; to his children, Scott Scudder and his | ||
| wife, Tracy, Amy Pickelman and her husband, Jason, and Jan | ||
| Anderson and her husband, Kurt; to his grandchildren, Reed Scott | ||
| Scudder, William Trey Scudder, Kylee Sue Scudder, Ryan Scott | ||
| Pickelman, Rebecca Grace Pickelman, Tucker Thomas Anderson, | ||
| Rebekah Rose Anderson, and William Buchanan Anderson; 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 Scudder. | ||
| Hughes | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on May 1, 2019, by a | ||
| rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
