Bill Text: TX HR2428 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Betty Lynn Pittman Hobgood.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-31 - Reported enrolled [HR2428 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR2428-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 2428 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Countless lives were touched by the kindness and | ||
| generosity of Betty Lynn Pittman Hobgood of Happy, who passed away | ||
| on May 13, 2017, at the age of 76; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The daughter of Cranford and Dixie Pittman, the | ||
| former Betty Pittman was born on July 23, 1940, in Hale County; she | ||
| grew up near Petersburg with her brother, Billy, and sister, Sammie | ||
| Jo, and attended Petersburg High School; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Hobgood worked for many years in the Abernathy | ||
| school library; after moving to Happy in 1982, she held positions | ||
| with Happy Grain and then with the Swisher County Treasurer's | ||
| Office; she retired in 2010 as the Swisher County librarian; and | ||
| WHEREAS, On February 14, 1959, she married Charles Hobgood, | ||
| and the couple became the proud parents of a son, Jason, and two | ||
| daughters, Gay and Jorene; with the passing years, her life was | ||
| further enriched by six grandchildren, Amber, Julie, Clint, Justin, | ||
| Lacy, and Jacob; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This treasured woman was blessed over the past two | ||
| decades with the companionship of Clyde Hancock, with whom she | ||
| shared abundant love and laughter; she relished travel and counted | ||
| a 2013 family trip to New York City as one of her favorite | ||
| experiences; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Sustained by her strong faith and possessed of a | ||
| generous, irrepressible spirit, Betty Hobgood brought joy to the | ||
| lives of all who knew her, and they will forever hold her close in | ||
| their hearts; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Betty Lynn Pittman | ||
| Hobgood and extend heartfelt sympathy to her family and many | ||
| friends; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of | ||
| Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Betty | ||
| Hobgood. | ||
| Frullo | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 2428 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on May 28, 2017. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
