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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever cherish their |
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memories of Ray Allen Wilson, who passed away on November 16, 2022, |
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at the age of 71; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Wallace and Lucy Wilson, "Straw" Wilson |
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enjoyed a successful career with Rio Grande Electric Cooperative, |
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and he was a member of International Brotherhood of Electrical |
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Workers Local Union No. 583; he was also a cowboy who worked on a |
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number of ranches in his younger years, and he loved teaching |
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children how to ride horses; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted husband and father, Mr. Wilson shared a |
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richly rewarding marriage with his wife, Mary Orr Wilson, that |
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spanned 45 years, and he took great pride in his children, Seth and |
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Melissa; with the passing years, he had the pleasure of seeing his |
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family grow to include his daughter-in-law, Adriana, and his |
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son-in-law, Jaime, as well as his five grandchildren, Olivia, Mya, |
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Jaquelynn, Kelly, and Kaleb; Mr. Wilson was a man of strong faith, |
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and he attended church every Sunday; and |
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WHEREAS, Straw Wilson lived a full and generous life, and he |
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will forever be a source of inspiration to those he leaves behind; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Ray Allen Wilson and |
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extend sincere condolences to all who mourn his passing; and, be it |
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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 Straw |
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Wilson. |