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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 136
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In Memory |
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Preston Ray Bridges |
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Preston Ray Bridges of Quitman on November 21, 2018, |
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at the age of 80; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of H. L. and Annice Bridges, Preston |
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Bridges was born in Forest Hill on September 8, 1938; his mother |
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died when he was five months old, and his siblings, J. C., |
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Clarence, Les, Aline, Minnie Lee, Louise, and Marie, helped raise |
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their younger brother on the family farm; learning the value of |
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hard work from his father, he graduated from Quitman High School |
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in 1957 and attended Paris Junior College and Arlington State |
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University; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Bridges wed Barbara Medlin on October 31, |
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1958, and the couple shared a rewarding marriage of 60 years; |
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they became the proud parents of a son, Rocky, and their |
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treasured family later grew to include two grandsons, Colby and |
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Kyle; and |
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WHEREAS, Answering his nation's call to duty, Mr. Bridges |
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joined the United States Army in 1961; he was deployed to Bad |
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Kreuznach, Germany, and assigned to the adjutant general's |
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office, and he eventually received the Army Commendation |
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Medal; and |
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WHEREAS, Returning to the United States in 1964, |
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Mr. Bridges embarked on a career with Texas Instruments that |
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would span two decades; in 1973, he and his family moved to |
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Quitman, where he went on to serve as executive vice president of |
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Wood County National Bank and to retire following a 19-year |
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tenure; engaged in his community, Mr. Bridges was active with the |
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Quitman Youth Foundation, and he was a member of the Quitman |
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Independent School District Board of Trustees; he also held |
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leadership roles with the Quitman Chamber of Commerce, the Wood |
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County Farm Bureau, and the Wood County Junior Livestock Show, |
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and he served his congregation as a deacon at Faith Baptist |
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Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Preston Bridges is deeply missed, |
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memories of his devotion to his family, his faith, and his |
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community remain to comfort and inspire those he leaves behind; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Preston Ray |
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Bridges and extend sincere sympathy to his loved ones; and, be |
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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 Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Preston Ray Bridges. |
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Hughes |
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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 7, 2019, by |
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a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |