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  H.R. No. 2778
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
 
         WHEREAS, Respected longtime rancher King Terry, Jr., of
  Alpine, passed away on May 20, 2011, at the age of 86; and
         WHEREAS, King Terry, Jr., was born in Alpine on May 30, 1924,
  to King and Lady Terry; after graduating from Alpine High School, he
  attended Texas A&M University and earned his degree from Rutgers
  University; and
         WHEREAS, During World War II, Mr. Terry answered his nation's
  call to duty, serving with the U.S. Army's 104th Division as a
  rifleman in the European theater; he earned the Purple Heart, the
  Bronze Star, and an expert rifleman medal, and in later life, he
  received the World War II Veteran Honor and Remembrance Medallion
  from the Non Commissioned Officers Association; and
         WHEREAS, Following his military service, Mr. Terry returned
  to West Texas to raise Hereford cattle, Rambouillet sheep, and
  Angora goats at ranches in Sterling, Schleicher, and Brewster
  Counties; and
         WHEREAS, An active member of the West Texas ranching
  community, Mr. Terry served as director and honorary director of
  the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, chair of the
  Agricultural Stabilization Commission for Terrell and Brewster
  Counties, and honorary director of the Highland Hereford
  Association; he was also an honorary lifetime member of Texas
  CattleWomen; and
         WHEREAS, Mr. Terry married the former Becky Bird in 1949, and
  together they shared much laughter and love, persevering through
  the lean times, as well as enjoying years of abundance; and
         WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known King Terry will
  forever remember his unique gift for storytelling and the way in
  which he took on the challenges of a hard but rewarding life with a
  light in his eye, a wicked wit, and a sense of right and wrong as
  unshakeable as the West Texas mountains; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
  Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of King Terry, Jr., and
  extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his wife
  of 62 years, Becky Terry; to his sister, Lady Terry Hawkins; to his
  nieces, Lady Chachi Hawkins and Terry Hawkins; to his nephew,
  Thomas Bunton Hawkins; to his great-nieces, Lora Kirkland and
  Natalie Klepper; to his great-nephew, T. C. Hawkins; to his four
  great-great-nieces; to his dear friends, Jim and Lisa Pollard; and
  to his other relatives and friends; 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 King Terry,
  Jr.
 
  Gallego
 
 
Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison
 
Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr.
 
Allen Gooden Murphy
 
Alonzo Guillen Naishtat
 
Alvarado Gutierrez Nash
 
Anchia Hamilton Oliveira
 
Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr
 
Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto
 
Aycock Harless Parker
 
Beck Harper-Brown Patrick
 
Berman Hartnett Paxton
 
Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena
 
Bonnen Hilderbran Perry
 
Branch Hochberg Phillips
 
Brown Hopson Pickett
 
Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts
 
Burnam Howard of Travis Price
 
Button Huberty Quintanilla
 
Cain Hughes Raymond
 
Callegari Hunter Reynolds
 
Carter Isaac Riddle
 
Castro Jackson Ritter
 
Chisum Johnson Rodriguez
 
Christian Keffer Schwertner
 
Coleman King of Parker Scott
 
Cook King of Taylor Sheets
 
Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield
 
Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton
 
Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson
 
Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris
 
Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant
 
J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee
 
S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons
 
Deshotel Lavender Strama
 
Driver Legler Taylor of Collin
 
Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston
 
Dutton Lozano Thompson
 
Eiland Lucio III Torres
 
Eissler Lyne Truitt
 
Elkins Madden Turner
 
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
 
Farrar Margo Villarreal
 
Fletcher Marquez Vo
 
Flynn Martinez Walle
 
Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber
 
Gallego McClendon White
 
Garza Menendez Woolley
 
Geren Miles Workman
 
Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler
 
Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 2778 was unanimously adopted by a rising
  vote of the House on May 30, 2011.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House