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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Billy Ray Herring of Quitman on June 18, 2021, at the age |
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of 82; and |
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WHEREAS, A Quitman native, Bill Herring was born on March 6, |
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1939, to Tobie and Lois Herring; he graduated from Quitman High |
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School in 1957, and he went on to attend Tyler Junior College; and |
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WHEREAS, After serving in the engineering department at the |
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Murray Gin Company in Dallas, Mr. Herring embarked on a 35-year |
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career with the U.S. Postal Service; he also worked as a rancher, |
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and in his leisure time, he enjoyed fishing, hunting, drag racing, |
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and playing basketball; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Herring benefited from the |
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love and support of his wife, Jane, with whom he shared a rewarding |
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marriage that spanned nearly six decades; he took great pride in |
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their children, Susan and John, and with the passing years, he had |
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the pleasure of welcoming into his family three grandchildren, |
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Tobie, Elizabeth, and Millie; and |
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WHEREAS, A caring and hardworking man, Bill Herring will be |
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deeply missed, and those who held him dear will forever remember the |
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warmth and kindness he brought into their lives; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas, |
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3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Billy Ray |
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Herring and extend sincere condolences to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Jane Herring; to his children, Susan Phillips |
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and John Herring and his wife, Lindsey; to his grandchildren, Tobie |
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Herring, Elizabeth Herring, and Millie Jordan; and to his other |
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relatives and many friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of |
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Bill Herring. |