Bill Text: TX HR27 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Glen Clay Richardson of Sonora.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-28 - Reported enrolled [HR27 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR27-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 27 |
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WHEREAS, A full and productive life drew to a close with the | ||
passing of Glen Clay Richardson of Sonora on October 4, 2016, at the | ||
age of 90; and | ||
WHEREAS, The son of Verlew and Esther Richardson, Glen | ||
Richardson was born in Sonora on December 2, 1925; he graduated from | ||
Sonora High School and went on to attend Texas A&M University, where | ||
he was a member of the Corps of Cadets, the Aggie Band, and the | ||
livestock judging team; moreover, he excelled in track and field | ||
and won the conference high jump championship; coming of age during | ||
World War II, he interrupted his education to enlist in the United | ||
States Navy, and after serving his country, he completed his | ||
bachelor's degree in animal husbandry; he made many lasting | ||
friendships during his years at A&M; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Richardson taught classes at the Texas A&M | ||
Adjunct campus in Junction and began ranching in Edwards County; in | ||
1954, he married the love of his life, the former Rosalie Friend; | ||
they were blessed with twin sons, Wade and Wesley, and their family | ||
later grew to include three grandchildren, Kyle, Clay, and Codi, as | ||
well as great-grandchildren, West, Sailor, Kyle, Brynn, and Walker; | ||
friendly and generous to all, the Richardsons welcomed countless | ||
guests to their Rocksprings Ranch through the years, particularly | ||
at their annual Fourth of July weekend gathering; and | ||
WHEREAS, For a half century, Mr. Richardson devoted himself | ||
to refining his Hereford cattle and Angora goat herds, and he took | ||
special pride in marketing his Champion F-1 Braford heifers at | ||
select sales across the state; he was a member of the Texas Sheep | ||
and Goat Raisers Association and the Texas and Southwestern Cattle | ||
Raisers Association; a respected member of the community, he served | ||
as a trustee of the Federal Land Bank and Sonora Bank, and he was a | ||
lifelong member of the Sonora First United Methodist Church; and | ||
WHEREAS, Glen Richardson treasured the time he spent in the | ||
company of his family and friends, and those he leaves behind will | ||
forever cherish their memories of this kind and caring man; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Glen Clay Richardson | ||
and extend deepest condolences to all who mourn his passing; and, be | ||
it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of | ||
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Glen Clay | ||
Richardson. | ||
Murr | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 27 was unanimously adopted by a rising | ||
vote of the House on February 23, 2017. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||