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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 28
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In Memory |
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William Riley Boyd, Jr. |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of Cushing and Center in mourning the loss of William |
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Riley Boyd, Jr., who died June 2, 2013, at the age of 96; and |
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WHEREAS, Bill Boyd was born on February 24, 1917, in |
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Houston, Mississippi; he graduated from Houston High School in |
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1934 and served an apprenticeship in the construction of roads |
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and highways; on June 28, 1942, he married the love of his life, |
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Tim Barton; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1945, he established W. R. Boyd, Incorporated, |
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which quickly became a prime contractor with the Texas Highway |
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Department; after 24 years as head of his highly successful |
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company, Bill Boyd was elected president of the Texas |
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Highway-Heavy Branch of the Associated General Contractors; and |
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WHEREAS, He served on a number of state committees and was |
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president of the Texas Good Roads Transportation Association and |
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the Texas Asphalt Paving Association; he was a well-known |
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community leader, a Shriner, and a member of the First United |
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Methodist Church of Center; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Boyd had many interests; he lived life to the |
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fullest, and he was devoted to his wife of 70 years, his daughter, |
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and his grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, He was an exemplary gentleman who was beloved by |
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many, and he will long be remembered with affection and |
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appreciation by all who shared in his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby extend sincere |
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condolences to the bereaved family of William Riley Boyd, Jr.; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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those held dear by Bill Boyd as an expression of deepest sympathy |
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from the Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of Bill Boyd. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on July 11, 2013, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |