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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their |
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memories of Bryan James Boyd, who passed away on May 7, 2021, at the |
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age of 87; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of William and Mary Boyd, Bryan Boyd was born |
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in Three Rivers on February 25, 1934; after graduating from Three |
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Rivers High School, he studied at The University of Texas at Austin |
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and then began his career at Pleasanton Pharmacy, where he met his |
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future wife, Francine Dobbins; he was drafted into the U.S. Army in |
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1956, and he served in Korea until 1958; and |
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WHEREAS, Returning home, Mr. and Mrs. Boyd established |
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Boyd's Pharmacy in Pleasanton, and after the business was sold in |
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1987, Mr. Boyd became director of pharmacy at Tri-City Community |
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Hospital in Jourdanton, holding the position for more than two |
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decades; a man of strong religious faith, Mr. Boyd was a dedicated |
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member of First Baptist Church of Pleasanton, and he was also |
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president of the local Rotary club and a member of the Masons; and |
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WHEREAS, In retirement, Mr. Boyd traveled around the country |
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and the world with his wife, with whom he shared a loving union that |
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spanned 59 years until her death in 2018; he took great pride in |
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their three children, Valerie, Denise, and Brad, and eight |
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grandchildren, and he supported them in all their activities; he |
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also enjoyed following the fortunes of the Dallas Cowboys, the UT |
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Longhorns, and the San Antonio Spurs, and he was an avid |
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outdoorsman, hunter, and fisherman as well as a founding member of |
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the Pleasanton Bass Club; and |
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WHEREAS, Lively, good-humored, and affectionate, Bryan Boyd |
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was a devoted family man and a respected professional, and those who |
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were privileged to share in his love and friendship will always |
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remember him with great admiration and affection; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Bryan James Boyd and |
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extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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children, Valerie Covey and her husband, Mark, Denise Ward and her |
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husband, Ken, and Brad Boyd and his wife, Nan; to his grandchildren, |
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Matthew Covey and his wife, Sarah, Zachary Covey, Joshua Covey, |
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Emily Wilder and her husband, Austin, Natalie Ward, and Kasen Boyd; |
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to his siblings, Peggy Mae McFarland, Mary Nell Dexter and her |
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husband, Clyde, and Carie Boyd; and to his other relatives and many |
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friends; 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 Bryan Boyd. |