By Geren                                               H.R. No. 799
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                                 R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, The passing of Harold Richard "Rusty" Bost of Boyd,
 1-2     Texas, on April 1, 2001, at the age of 75, has deeply saddened his
 1-3     family and many friends; and
 1-4           WHEREAS, A native of Rhome, Texas, this patriotic gentleman
 1-5     joined the United States Navy at the age of 16 and proudly served
 1-6     his country as a hospital corpsman in the Pacific during World War
 1-7     II; and
 1-8           WHEREAS, After completing his naval service, Mr. Bost
 1-9     returned home and put himself through school while earning a
1-10     bachelor of arts degree from Texas Christian University; initially
1-11     employed as a math teacher at B. H. Carrol Elementary School for a
1-12     year, he then began a successful career as a pharmaceutical
1-13     representative that would span 30 years; and
1-14           WHEREAS, Mr. Bost and the former Doris Gene Crumpton were
1-15     married on January 1, 1947, in Fort Worth and took pride in the
1-16     54-year marriage they shared, as well as in their two children and
1-17     five grandchildren; and
1-18           WHEREAS, A respected citizen of Boyd, where he moved in the
1-19     early 1990s, Mr. Bost participated in many civic endeavors
1-20     throughout his lifetime; in addition to church activities, he was
1-21     involved with the Rockwall Historical Society, the Wise County
1-22     Historical Society, and the Sons of the American Revolution, and he
1-23     served on the Aurora Cemetery Board and the Boyd Library Board; and
1-24           WHEREAS, Those who were privileged to share the friendship of
 2-1     Rusty Bost will long miss his presence, and he will surely be
 2-2     remembered with great affection and admiration for many years to
 2-3     come; now, therefore, be it
 2-4           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
 2-5     Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Harold Richard
 2-6     "Rusty" Bost and extend sincere sympathy to his family: to his
 2-7     wife, Doris Gene Bost; to his son and daughter-in-law, Richard and
 2-8     Linda Bost; to his daughter and son-in-law, Leeann and Brooken
 2-9     Brimfield; to his grandchildren, Charles and Blake Bost and Shawn,
2-10     Samantha, and Stephen Brimfield; and to the other relatives and
2-11     many friends of this fine man; and, be it further
2-12           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-13     prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas
2-14     House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of
2-15     Harold Richard "Rusty" Bost.