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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 469


In Memory

of

Fred G. Wright

	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the citizens
of Bastrop in mourning the loss of Fred G. Wright, who died 
January 31, 2005, at the age of 89; and
	WHEREAS, Fred was born May 15, 1915, in Farmersville to
Dr. James B. Wright and Mary Minerva Glass Wright; he moved with 
his family to Red Rock when he was 13 years old and he graduated 
from Bastrop High School; and
	WHEREAS, He graduated from Texas A&M University, where he 
lettered in track and football; he worked for Humble Oil Company 
after graduation; and
	WHEREAS, Fred Wright served in the United States Navy on a 
destroyer in the Pacific Fleet during World War II and saw action 
from the Marshall Islands to Okinawa; he married Esther Peterson 
June 24, 1940; and
	WHEREAS, Fred was a member of First United Methodist Church 
in Bastrop, where he occasionally served as lay speaker; and
	WHEREAS, He was active in his community with memberships in 
the Lions Club, the Masonic Lodge, Eastern Star, and the American 
Legion; he was also a member of the Bastrop Senior Golf 
Association; and
	WHEREAS, Fred Wright was a devoted husband, father, and 
grandfather, and he leaves behind memories that will be treasured 
forever by his family and many friends; now, therefore, be it

	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
79th Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the 
bereaved family of Fred G. Wright:  his wife of 64 years,
Esther Peterson Wright; his brother, M. F. "Tex" Wright; and his 
four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; 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 Fred G. Wright.
                                                                      Barrientos




________________________________ 
    President of the Senate
 
    I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on March 29, 2005, by a 
rising vote.



________________________________ 
    Secretary of the Senate



________________________________ 
     Member, Texas Senate