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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The passing of James Ratliff Hurt Jr. of Odessa on |
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October 4, 2022, at the age of 68, brought an immeasurable loss to |
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his family and friends; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on the family ranch in Odessa on November 4, |
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1953, Jay Hurt was the son of James R. "Buzz" Hurt Sr. and Freddie |
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Jean Wheeler and the stepson of Betsy Triplett Hurt; he attended |
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Austin Elementary School and Crockett Junior High, where he met his |
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future wife, the former Vickie Carol Thomas; they married in 1973, |
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and the Hurt and Thomas families grew very close; eventually, the |
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devoted couple became the proud parents of three daughters, Amy, |
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Angie, and Jaymie, and they were blessed with three grandchildren, |
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Sophia, Trey, and Helen; Buzz Hurt passed away in 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hurt found great satisfaction in ranching, and |
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he epitomized the cowboy ideal through his diligence, courtesy, and |
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neighborliness; while working cattle across West Texas and New |
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Mexico, he made a concerted effort to pay his respects to the |
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ranchers who came before him; he was optimistic and resilient in the |
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face of life's challenges; and |
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WHEREAS, An expert rider, Mr. Hurt was active in the National |
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Cutting Horse Association, and he and his wife spent many years |
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showing horses and developing friendships with other members of the |
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organization; he shared his love of horses with his granddaughters |
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and dedicated countless hours to supporting them in the |
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hunter/jumper arena; always encouraging and ready to help and |
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participate, he built bonfires, drove hayrides, created homecoming |
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floats, and danced on the football field; and |
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WHEREAS, Jay Hurt is deeply missed by those he left behind, |
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but they will forever treasure their memories of his kind and gentle |
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ways; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas, |
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4th Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of James Ratliff |
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"Jay" Hurt Jr. and extend sincere condolences to the members of his |
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family: to his wife of 49 years, Vickie Carol Thomas Hurt; to his |
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surviving parents, Freddie Jean Wheeler and Betsy Triplett Hurt; to |
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his siblings, Mary Helen Johnson, Joe Hurt and his wife, Sherry, |
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Sally Bolton and her husband, Toya, and Benny Thomas and his wife, |
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Susan; to his daughters, Amy Hurt, Angie Hurt King and her husband, |
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Cliff, and Jaymie Hurt; to his grandchildren, Sophia Robertson and |
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her husband, Braden, Trey King, and Helen Pasternak; and to his host |
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of other relatives and 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 and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of |
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James Ratliff "Jay" Hurt Jr. |