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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 161
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In Memory |
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Bill Bailey |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the citizens |
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of Houston in mourning the loss of Bill Bailey, who died July 27, |
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2017; and |
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WHEREAS, Bill Bailey was an exemplary citizen who was |
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widely respected and admired for his work in the community, both |
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as Precinct 8 constable in Harris County and as the longtime |
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voice of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo; and |
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WHEREAS, Born Milton Odom Stanley in 1939, Bill Bailey |
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attended Texas Western College for a time before beginning a long |
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and successful career in radio broadcasting; he assumed the name |
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Bill Bailey after accepting a disc jockey position that had been |
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promoted with the song Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home, |
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and he eventually took the name as his own; and |
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WHEREAS, He became a nationally prominent figure in the |
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country music scene and won numerous awards for his work, including |
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Billboard magazine's 1970 Country Radio Program Director of the |
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Year and the Country Music Association's 1979 Large Market Disc |
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Jockey of the Year; he was inducted into the Texas Radio Hall of |
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Fame in 2009 and the Country Radio Broadcasters Hall of Fame in |
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2010; and |
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WHEREAS, He was elected Precinct 8 constable in 1982 and |
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served with distinction for seven terms; his office provided |
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exceptional support to the Johnson Space Center, and the Precinct |
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8 constable's office is the only police agency in the country |
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with a NASA-designed Astronaut Support patch for deputies and |
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vehicles; Constable Bailey received the NASA Medal for Outstanding |
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Public Service, the agency's highest civilian award; and |
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WHEREAS, Bill Bailey was active in a wide range of |
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professional and civic organizations; he served as president of |
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the Justices of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas and |
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the Texas Association of Counties, and he participated with |
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energy and devotion in such groups as the Pasadena Rotary Club, |
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the Salvation Army, the YMCA, the San Jacinto College Foundation, |
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and local chambers of commerce and school district education |
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foundations, all of which he enriched with his enthusiasm for |
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doing good; he was an active member of South Main Baptist Church |
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in Pasadena and a 32nd degree Mason; and |
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WHEREAS, He and his beloved wife of more than 40 years, |
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Janis Bailey, were blessed with four children and numerous |
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grandchildren and great-grandchildren who brought him great |
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joy; and |
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WHEREAS, Bill Bailey was a man of integrity, strength, and |
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compassion who gave generously to others, and his exceptional |
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accomplishments and his many contributions to his community have |
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had a positive impact that will last for years to come; and |
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WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather, |
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and he leaves behind memories that will be treasured forever by |
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his family and countless friends; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby extend sincere condolences |
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to the bereaved family of Bill Bailey; 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 Bill Bailey. |
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Taylor of Galveston |
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Creighton |
Huffman |
Whitmire |
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Patrick, President of the Senate |
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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 August 15, 2017, by |
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a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |