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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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death of Henry Rugeley Ferguson of San Antonio on January 2, 2017, |
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at the age of 86; and |
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WHEREAS, Rugeley Ferguson was born in Houston on April 11, |
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1930, to William Brownlee Ferguson Jr. and Mary Le Tulle Rugeley; he |
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attended Sewanee Military Academy and The University of Texas at |
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Austin, and in his senior year, he was drafted into the U.S. Army; |
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he served with distinction at Inchon in Korea from 1953 to 1955, |
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earning the Bronze Star and retiring in the reserves at the rank of |
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captain; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1963, Mr. Ferguson married Kittie West Nelson, |
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and the couple shared nearly four decades together; he was the proud |
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father of two children, Kittie West Ferguson and Henry Rugeley |
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Ferguson Jr., and later in life he was blessed with two |
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grandchildren, Reese and Presley; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of his working life, Mr. Ferguson |
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looked after his family's ranch near Bay City, traveled the rodeo |
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circuit as a professional bronc rider, managed the 20,000 acres of |
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Hashknife Ranches, and bred and raised horses; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Ferguson served his community as a director of |
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Texas Agribusiness and Port City Stockyards and the Scobey Moving |
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and Storage Company, as president of the San Antonio Zoological |
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Society and the Southwest Texas Methodist Hospital Foundation, and |
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as a board member of Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children, the |
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San Antonio Museum Association, and the Charity Ball Association, |
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among others; in addition, he was a member of the San Antonio |
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Country Club, the Argyle Club, and Club Giraud, and he served as a |
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Special Texas Ranger; and |
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WHEREAS, A man of diverse interests, Mr. Ferguson rode horses |
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until well into his 60s, logged more than 100 hours as a scuba diver |
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in the Caribbean, and enjoyed hunting with his friends and |
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acquaintances; he also took delight in travel, lively conversation, |
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and art, and his extensive personal collection of Wedgwood china is |
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on loan to the San Antonio Museum of Art; and |
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WHEREAS, A true Texas gentleman, Rugeley Ferguson lived his |
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life to the fullest, and he will forever remain a vibrant presence |
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for those who knew and loved him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Henry Rugeley |
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Ferguson and extend heartfelt sympathy to all who mourn his |
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passing; 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 Rugeley |
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Ferguson. |