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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of North Texas are mourning the loss of |
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United States Representative Ron Wright of Arlington, who passed |
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away on February 7, 2021, at the age of 67; and |
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WHEREAS, A sixth-generation resident of Tarrant County, |
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Ronald Jack Wright was born to George and Peggy Wright on April 8, |
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1953, and he grew up in Azle; he majored in political science at The |
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University of Texas at Arlington, and while pursuing a career in |
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business, he was very active in civic life; over the years, he |
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served on numerous boards and commissions focused on such issues as |
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historical preservation, education, and homelessness, and in the |
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late 1990s, he advocated for conservative values in his weekly |
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op-ed columns for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram; and |
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WHEREAS, Representative Wright served on the Arlington City |
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Council from 2000 to 2008, including four years as mayor pro |
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tempore; during his tenure, he spearheaded the creation of the |
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Arlington Tomorrow Foundation and served as its inaugural |
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president; he further benefited his fellow citizens as district |
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director and chief of staff for then-congressman Joe Barton; from |
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2011 to 2017, he was tax assessor-collector of Tarrant County, and |
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he added the motto "In God we trust" to documents; elected to |
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Congress in 2018, he worked tirelessly for constituents in all |
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corners of his district even while battling severe illness; he |
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championed bipartisan legislation to bring the National Medal of |
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Honor Museum to Arlington and to create a monument in Washington, |
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D.C.; sporting his trademark bow tie, he treated all his colleagues |
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with warmth and kindness, and they admired his quick wit and |
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optimism; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Representative Wright was |
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supported by his wife, Susan Wright, who was always by his side; he |
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took great pride in his three children, Derek, Justin, and Rachel, |
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as well as his nine grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, A man of character and conviction, Ron Wright was an |
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exemplary public servant, and his great devotion to his family, his |
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faith, and his community will remain a lasting source of |
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inspiration; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of the Honorable Ron |
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Wright and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn his passing; |
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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 adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Ron Wright. |