Bill Text: TX SR9 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Ralph Edward Lewis.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-09-22 - Reported enrolled [SR9 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR9-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
Ralph Lewis | ||
WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their | ||
memories of Ralph Edward Lewis of Gainesville, who died on | ||
September 5, 2021, at the age of 74; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ralph Lewis was born in Coffeyville, Kansas, on | ||
September 30, 1946, to Garreth and Geraldine Lewis, and he grew | ||
up in Gainesville with three sisters, Connie, Shirley, and | ||
Phyllis; he shared a loving marriage with his wife, Dorthy, that | ||
spanned 46 years, and together they raised four children, Keith, | ||
Monty, Kristi, and Billie Kay; later in life, Mr. Lewis had the | ||
pleasure of seeing his family grow to include 12 grandchildren | ||
and 11 great-grandchildren; and | ||
WHEREAS, After graduating from Gainesville High School in | ||
1964, Mr. Lewis attended The University of Texas at Arlington, | ||
and in 1969, he went to work at Gainesville Foundry; he stayed | ||
with the company for his entire career, rising to become its | ||
owner, president, and general manager; and | ||
WHEREAS, A man of deep faith, Mr. Lewis was an active | ||
member of First Christian Church, and he served the congregation | ||
as chair of the board and several committees, as well as an elder, | ||
a hand bell ringer, and a vacation Bible school volunteer; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ralph Lewis was a man of great integrity, empathy, | ||
and determination, and he leaves behind a legacy of service to | ||
others that will continue to inspire all those who had the | ||
privilege of knowing him; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th | ||
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory | ||
of Ralph Edward Lewis and extend heartfelt sympathy to the | ||
members of his family: to his wife, Dorthy Lewis; to his | ||
children, Keith Fisher, Monty Fisher and his wife, Victoria, | ||
Kristi Riddle and her husband, Brian, and Billie Kay Greene; to | ||
his grandchildren, Lauren Bauer, Kendra Cheek, Patrick Fisher, | ||
Ethan Fisher, Aiden Fisher, Ariana Fisher, Emily Pope, Neilson | ||
Jones, Madeline Webb, Preston Jones, Brayzon Riddle, and Joey | ||
Greene; to his great-grandchildren; to his sisters, Shirley | ||
Weems and Phyllis Estes and her husband, Jerry; to his | ||
sister-in-law, LaVena Moss, and his brother-in-law, Butch | ||
Riddle; and to his other relatives and many 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 Ralph Edward Lewis. | ||
Springer | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on September 22, 2021, | ||
by a rising vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |