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H.R. No. 280
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, A loving family and good friends celebrate the life
and mourn the passing of William Holland Rutherford, Jr., of El
Paso, who died on July 25, 2004, at the age of 77; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Rutherford was born on May 14, 1927, and began a
nearly 30-year tenure with the U.S. Armed Forces when he joined the
U.S. Navy during World War II; he switched to the U.S. Army and
served his country in both the Korean and Vietnam Wars and retired
from the military in 1971 as a command sergeant major; and
WHEREAS, Following his return to civilian life, he was a
patrol sergeant with the El Paso County Sheriff's Department before
becoming the first chief of police for the newly incorporated
Horizon City, a position he held until his retirement 10 years
later; and
WHEREAS, This community-minded individual was actively
involved with a number of civic organizations, each of which
greatly benefited from his participation; a charter and life member
of VFW Post 10354 and a member of American Legion Post 0598, he also
gave of his time and talents to Lions and Kiwanis Clubs, the El
Maida Shrine Temple, and John T. Bean Masonic Lodge 1333, and he had
been the volunteer director of Oz Glaze Senior Citizens Center in
Horizon City; and
WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known William Holland
Rutherford, Jr., will remember his love of family and community;
although his presence is gone from us now, his spirit lives on in
the hearts of the many people who were fortunate to know him; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby pay special tribute to the life of William
Holland Rutherford, Jr., and extend deepest sympathy to the members
of his family: to his wife, Bessie Marie; to his sons, William and
Dennis; to his daughters, Christine, Brenda, and Tracy; to his
brothers, Richard, Joseph, and John; to his sister, Diane; to his
grandchildren, Tracy, Trix, Dennis, William, Roy, Percy, Brian,
Josef, Jimmy, Lorinda, Michelle, Michael, and Korina; to his
great-grandchildren, Brandon, Kevin, Meagan, Alex, Ramsey, Antony,
Bailey, Ryan, Sophia, Hendrick, Ashley, Alex, Emily, Kayla,
Savannah, Cheyanne, and Jordyn; and to the other family and friends
of this beloved man; 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 William
Holland Rutherford, Jr.
Quintanilla
Craddick Geren Menendez
Allen of Harris Giddings Merritt
Allen of Dallas Gonzales Miller
Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Moreno of Harris
Anchia Goodman Moreno of El Paso
Anderson Goolsby Morrison
Bailey Griggs Mowery
Baxter Grusendorf Naishtat
Berman Guillen Nixon
Blake Haggerty Noriega
Bohac Hamilton Oliveira
Bonnen Hamric Olivo
Branch Hardcastle Orr
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Otto
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Paxton
Burnam Hegar Pena
Callegari Herrero Phillips
Campbell Hilderbran Pickett
Casteel Hill Pitts
Castro Hochberg Puente
Chavez Hodge Quintanilla
Chisum Homer Raymond
Coleman Hope Reyna
Cook of Navarro Hopson Riddle
Cook of Colorado Howard Ritter
Corte Hughes Rodriguez
Crabb Hunter Rose
Crownover Hupp Seaman
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas Jackson Smith of Harris
Dawson Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solis
Denny Keel Solomons
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Strama
Driver Keffer of Eastland Straus
Dukes King of Parker Swinford
Dunnam King of Zavala Talton
Dutton Kolkhorst Taylor
Edwards Krusee Thompson
Eiland Kuempel Truitt
Eissler Laney Turner
Elkins Laubenberg Uresti
Escobar Leibowitz Van Arsdale
Farabee Luna Veasey
Farrar Madden Villarreal
Flores Martinez Vo
Flynn Martinez Fischer West
Frost McCall Wong
Gallego McClendon Woolley
Gattis McReynolds Zedler
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 280 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on February 24, 2005.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House