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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Respected longtime rancher King Terry, Jr., of |
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Alpine, passed away on May 20, 2011, at the age of 86; and |
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WHEREAS, King Terry, Jr., was born in Alpine on May 30, 1924, |
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to King and Lady Terry; after graduating from Alpine High School, he |
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attended Texas A&M University and earned his degree from Rutgers |
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University; and |
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WHEREAS, During World War II, Mr. Terry answered his nation's |
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call to duty, serving with the U.S. Army's 104th Division as a |
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rifleman in the European theater; he earned the Purple Heart, the |
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Bronze Star, and an expert rifleman medal, and in later life, he |
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received the World War II Veteran Honor and Remembrance Medallion |
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from the Non Commissioned Officers Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Following his military service, Mr. Terry returned |
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to West Texas to raise Hereford cattle, Rambouillet sheep, and |
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Angora goats at ranches in Sterling, Schleicher, and Brewster |
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Counties; and |
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WHEREAS, An active member of the West Texas ranching |
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community, Mr. Terry served as director and honorary director of |
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the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, chair of the |
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Agricultural Stabilization Commission for Terrell and Brewster |
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Counties, and honorary director of the Highland Hereford |
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Association; he was also an honorary lifetime member of Texas |
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CattleWomen; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Terry married the former Becky Bird in 1949, and |
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together they shared much laughter and love, persevering through |
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the lean times, as well as enjoying years of abundance; and |
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WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known King Terry will |
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forever remember his unique gift for storytelling and the way in |
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which he took on the challenges of a hard but rewarding life with a |
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light in his eye, a wicked wit, and a sense of right and wrong as |
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unshakeable as the West Texas mountains; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of King Terry, Jr., and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his wife |
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of 62 years, Becky Terry; to his sister, Lady Terry Hawkins; to his |
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nieces, Lady Chachi Hawkins and Terry Hawkins; to his nephew, |
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Thomas Bunton Hawkins; to his great-nieces, Lora Kirkland and |
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Natalie Klepper; to his great-nephew, T. C. Hawkins; to his four |
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great-great-nieces; to his dear friends, Jim and Lisa Pollard; and |
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to his other relatives and 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 adjourns this day, it do so in memory of King Terry, |
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Jr. |