SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 130


In Memory

of

W. G. Ragley


	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the 
citizens of Plano in mourning the loss of noted Republican Party 
leader and longtime banker W. G. "Buddy" Ragley, who died
April 26, 2006, at the age of 73; and
	WHEREAS, Buddy Ragley was born in Dallas on October 5, 1932,
and graduated from Jesuit High School; a graduate of the Southern 
Methodist University School of Banking, he had a banking career 
that spanned more than 40 years in Dallas, Plano, and Euless and 
in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Las Cruces, New Mexico; he had been a 
mortgage banker since 1994; and
	WHEREAS, He was active in the Republican Party for
more than 50 years in three states; he became involved with the 
party in Collin County in the 1980s, and served as party chair 
from 1998 to 2001, helping to build the Collin County Republican 
Party into one of the most effective groups in the nation; in 
2005, he with his wife Dotty received the party's highest honor, 
the John King McVeigh Award; and
	WHEREAS, A gentleman of great strength and confidence, 
Buddy Ragley will long be remembered by all who knew him for his 
wisdom, warmth, and valued counsel; and
	WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband and father, and he leaves 
behind memories that will be treasured by his family and many 
friends; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
79th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby extend sincere 
condolences to the bereaved family of W. G. Ragley:  his wife of 
50 years, Dotty, and his daughter and son-in-law, Maribeth and 
Brian Cullen; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 
his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the 
Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do 
so in memory of W. G. Ragley.
                                                                         Shapiro




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    President of the Senate
 
    I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on May 4, 2006, by a 
rising vote.



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    Secretary of the Senate



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     Member, Texas Senate