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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 205
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In Memory |
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of |
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William Riley Boyd Jr. |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of William Riley Boyd Jr., who died June 2, |
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2013, at the age of 96; and |
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WHEREAS, Bill Boyd was born on February 24, 1917, in Houston, |
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Mississippi; he graduated from Houston High School in 1934; and |
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WHEREAS, In May of 1937, he was offered an apprenticeship |
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in road and highway construction by the Corsicana-based |
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contracting firm of E. W. Hable and Sons, and five years later, |
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he married the love of his life, Tim Barton; in 1945, he organized |
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W. R. Boyd, Incorporated, and his company soon became a prime |
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contractor for the Texas Highway Department; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Boyd was a distinguished leader in his field, and |
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in 1969, he was elected president of the Texas Highway-Heavy Branch |
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of the Associated General Contractors; at the time, the branch was |
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responsible for 95 percent of the highway construction in Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, He served on numerous state committees, was a |
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highly respected community leader, and was president of both the |
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Texas Good Roads Transportation Association and the Texas |
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Asphalt Paving Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Bill Boyd was a loving husband, father, and |
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grandfather, and he leaves behind memories that will long be cherished |
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by all who 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 William Riley Boyd Jr.; 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 William Riley Boyd Jr. |
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Nichols |
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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 18, 2015, |
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by a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |