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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Stanley Ray Hart of Paris, Texas, passed away on |
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April 1, 2007, leaving behind a legacy of many accomplishments; and |
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WHEREAS, A native Texan, Mr. Hart was born to James and Wanda |
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Bates Hart on July 24, 1957; he earned a bachelor's degree in |
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sociology and criminal justice from Southeastern Oklahoma State |
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University; and |
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WHEREAS, Passionate about the rodeo, Stanley Hart garnered |
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distinction as a stock cattle producer; the owner of Big Heart |
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Bucking Bulls, he raised and sold Big Bucks, which was chosen bull |
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of the year in 2005 by the Professional Bull Riders organization; in |
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addition, Mr. Hart was a member of the National Bucking Bull |
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Association and American Bucking Bull, Inc., and his contributions |
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to the sport were featured in several magazines; and |
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WHEREAS, He married Peggy Tollet on September 26, 1981, and |
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the couple raised a family together; Mr. Hart attended the Blossom |
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Church of God in Paris; and |
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WHEREAS, Although his death has brought great sorrow to those |
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who knew him, Stanley Hart touched the lives of countless |
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individuals with his zest for life, and he made an impact on the |
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rodeo world with his love and enthusiasm for the sport; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 80th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby honor the life of Stanley Ray Hart and offer condolences to |
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the members of his family: to his wife, Peggy Hart; to his children, |
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Ashley Price and her husband, Jonathan, Holly Hart, and Hannah |
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Hart; to his granddaughter, Madisyn Hart; to his mother, Wanda |
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Hart; to his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Wayne and Helen |
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Tollet; to his sisters, Cindy Gurley, and her husband, Mark, and |
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Becky Michael and her husband, Timmy; to his brothers-in-law, Steve |
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Tollet and his wife, Tonya, and Mark Tollet and his wife, Sheila; |
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and to his other relatives and many friends; 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 and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of |
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Stanley Hart. |