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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 143
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In Memory |
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of |
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Luther G. Prunty |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of Jacksboro in mourning the loss of Luther G. Prunty, |
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who died January 8, 2015, at the age of 102; and |
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WHEREAS, Luther Prunty was born on January 11, 1912, in |
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Jack County; he graduated from Jacksboro High School in 1932, and |
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after high school, he worked as a cowboy in Muleshoe and was |
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inspired to pursue a ranching career; and |
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WHEREAS, He served with distinction in the United States |
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Army and was a member of the Lost Battalion; captured by the |
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Japanese in the days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, he was |
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released after spending three and one-half years in a prison |
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camp; upon his return, he and other prisoners of war were honored |
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by President Harry Truman at the White House; and |
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WHEREAS, After his service, Mr. Prunty returned to Jack |
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County and began his ranching career; in June of 1947, he married |
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the love of his life, Dorothy Dodson; they raised two daughters |
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and were later blessed with two grandchildren and three |
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great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Luther loved his hometown and Jack County; he was |
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active in numerous veterans organizations and was a member of the |
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First Methodist Church and the Lions Club; he also served terms |
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as the Jack County tax collector and assessor and the Jack County |
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auditor; and |
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WHEREAS, Luther Prunty was a kind man who gave willingly of |
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his time to others; he was respected and admired by many, and he |
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leaves behind memories that will long be cherished by all who |
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were privileged to share in his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Luther G. Prunty; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Luther G. Prunty. |
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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 February 10, 2015, |
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by a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |