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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 713
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In Memory |
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Joseph Ray Perry |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Joseph Ray Perry, who died April 27, |
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2017, at the age of 92; and |
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WHEREAS, Ray Perry was an exemplary citizen and a |
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hardworking West Texas farmer who loved his land and was |
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dedicated to serving his community; and |
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WHEREAS, He was born on April 23, 1925, in the Haskell |
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County community of Paint Creek to Hoyt and Thelma Perry; a |
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lifelong resident of Haskell County, he served the nation with |
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distinction in the United States Army Air Corps during World War |
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II; he flew 35 missions over Nazi Germany as a tail gunner in B-17 |
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bombers, and he was awarded multiple medals for his exemplary |
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service; and |
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WHEREAS, He married Amelia June Holt at the Haskell |
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Methodist Church on June 29, 1948, and the couple enjoyed nearly |
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70 years of marriage together; they raised two children, Milla |
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Perry Jones and James Richard "Rick" Perry, and they were blessed |
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with three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to working his land, Ray Perry was |
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active in a wide range of political and community endeavors; he |
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served for nearly 30 years as a Haskell County commissioner and |
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for 10 years as a member of the Paint Creek school board; he |
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served for six years on the West Central Texas Council of |
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Governments, and he was instrumental in the creation of the Paint |
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Creek Water Corporation and twice served as its president; and |
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WHEREAS, An avid hunter and outdoorsman, he was known for |
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his numerous wild game trophies; one of the highlights of his |
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hunting trips was killing an Alaskan first-class caribou that has |
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been listed in the Guinness Book of World Records; and |
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WHEREAS, Ray Perry was a man of courage, faith, and |
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patriotism; he gave unselfishly to others and to his community, |
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and his enthusiasm for living each day to the fullest will not be |
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forgotten by those who were privileged to share in his life; and |
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WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather, |
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and he leaves behind memories that will be cherished forever by |
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his family and many friends; 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 Joseph Ray Perry; 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 Joseph Ray Perry. |
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Buckingham |
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Bettencourt |
Huffines |
Rodríguez |
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Birdwell |
Huffman |
Schwertner |
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Campbell |
Kolkhorst |
Taylor of Collin |
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Creighton |
Lucio |
Taylor of Galveston |
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Patrick, President of the Senate |
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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 May 2, 2017, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |