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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Ronald Ray Hughes is retiring from House Business |
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Operations on April 30, 2009, after 26 years of exemplary service in |
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behalf of the State of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on November 30, 1947, in Dothan, Alabama, Mr. |
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Hughes graduated from high school in nearby Ashford in 1966; he then |
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worked for two years in Florida before moving to Lufkin, where on |
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March 25, 1969, he married Mona Wythe; Ron Hughes and his wife |
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subsequently became the proud parents of three children, Donovan |
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Duane, Dawn Denise, and Emily Jo; and |
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WHEREAS, In May 1969, Mr. Hughes was inducted into the United |
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States Army; chosen as "Trainee of the Cycle" at the end of boot |
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camp, he was subsequently selected for noncommissioned officer |
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training and then appointed as an instructor for Advanced |
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Individual Training; and |
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WHEREAS, In April 1970, Ron Hughes shipped out to Vietnam |
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with the rank of platoon sergeant, assigned to Company C, 2nd |
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Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division; while |
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engaged in a reconnaissance mission on July 31, 1970, his company |
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came under intense attack from a large enemy force and he was |
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seriously wounded; in spite of his injuries, he succeeded in moving |
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forward under enemy fire to another American soldier who was also |
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gravely wounded; placing suppressive fire on the adversaries, Ron |
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Hughes was able to move the man to safety, an action for which he was |
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awarded the Bronze Star; his other military awards include the |
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Purple Heart and the Army Commendation Medal; and |
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WHEREAS, The injuries that Mr. Hughes sustained in Vietnam |
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resulted in a long period of rehabilitation; discharged from the |
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army in 1971, he returned home to Lufkin and attended Angelina |
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Junior College and later Stephen F. Austin State University; he |
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settled in Austin in 1975; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hughes worked in the Sergeant's Office for the |
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Texas House of Representatives from January to September 1981, when |
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he accepted the post of assistant property manager in the House |
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Property Office; promoted in 1985 to property manager, he worked in |
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that capacity for six years; after a brief hiatus, he returned to |
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state government in 1993 and has worked for the Purchasing and |
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Supply Department of House Business Operations since that date; and |
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WHEREAS, Ron Hughes has devoted more than a quarter-century |
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to the Texas House of Representatives, and he can indeed take |
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justifiable pride in his outstanding service to the Lone Star |
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State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Ronald Ray Hughes on the occasion of his |
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retirement from House Business Operations and extend to him sincere |
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best wishes as he embarks on the next exciting chapter of his life; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Hughes as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |