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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their |
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memories of Bobbie Ray Hughes of Mineola, who died on February 4, |
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2014, at the age of 78; and |
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WHEREAS, Bobbie Ray Hughes was born in Golden on March 7, |
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1935, to Ernest and Frances Hughes; over the course of a varied |
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career, he worked as a farmer, a Texas Highway Patrol officer, and a |
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carpenter; for 25 years, this esteemed Texan served as |
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superintendent of Golden Water Supply Corporation, until his |
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retirement in 1997; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hughes was a leader in his community throughout |
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his life; he was a member of the Alba-Golden Independent School |
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District Board of Trustees, and for 10 years, he served on the Wood |
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County Economic Development Commission; a longtime Mason, he |
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belonged to Mineola Masonic Lodge No. 502, and he also helped to |
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found the Golden Sweet Potato Festival; a man of strong religious |
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faith, he was active in his local church, Golden Bible Chapel; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Hughes enjoyed the love |
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and support of his wife, Margie, with whom he shared six decades, |
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and he took great pride in their three daughters, Cindy, Patty, and |
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Sandy; and |
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WHEREAS, Devoted to his family and his community, Bobbie Ray |
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Hughes made a meaningful difference in the lives of his loved ones |
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and fellow citizens alike, and his contributions will be fondly |
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remembered for years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Bobbie Ray Hughes and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Margie Hughes; to his daughters, Cindy Davidson and her |
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husband, Roy, Patty Sinclair and her husband, Duffie, and Sandy |
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Nichols and her husband, Ivan; to his brothers, Sam Hughes and his |
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wife, Madelyn, Bill Hughes and his wife, Jo Ann, and Mike Hughes and |
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his wife, Joanna; to his sister, Anna Joyce Hughes; to his |
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grandchildren, Tully Davidson and his wife, Molly, and Jeffery |
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Davidson; to his great-grandchildren, Hunter, Dylan, and Sawyer |
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Davidson; to his nieces and nephews; and to his many other relatives |
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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 Bobbie Ray |
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Hughes. |