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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends were deeply saddened by the |
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passing of Joe Jean Murray of Texarkana on May 24, 2025, at the age |
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of 84; and |
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WHEREAS, Joe Murray was born in Bradley, Arkansas, on |
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July 14, 1940; answering his nation's call to duty, he joined the |
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United States Marine Corps Reserve and honorably served for 30 |
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years; and |
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WHEREAS, After returning to civilian life, Mr. Murray enjoyed |
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a long and rewarding career as a state trooper with the Texas |
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Department of Public Safety; he held a deep appreciation for |
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nature, and he was an avid outdoorsman and hunter; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Murray shared a fulfilling marriage with his |
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wife, Virginia, that spanned more than six and a half decades before |
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her passing; he took great pride in his sons, Coy and David, and |
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over the years, he had the pleasure of seeing his family grow to |
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include six grandchildren, Joe, Candace, Michael, Craig, Caleb, and |
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Lindsey, and seven great-grandchildren, Kash, Sailor, Saige, |
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Conrad, Hattie, Saoirse, and Ryland; and |
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WHEREAS, Admired for his integrity, his adventurous spirit, |
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and his devotion to his family, Joe Murray lived a caring and |
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purposeful life, and he leaves behind a record of service that his |
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loved ones can remember with pride; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature, 1st |
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Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Joe Jean Murray |
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and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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sons, Coy Murray and his wife, Wendy, and David Murray and his wife, |
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Kim; to his grandchildren, Joe Steven Murray, Candace Ann Murray, |
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Michael Cargile, Craig Murray, Caleb Murray, and Lindsey Upton; to |
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his great-grandchildren, Kash, Sailor, and Saige Forga, Conrad, |
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Hattie, and Saoirse Murray, and Ryland McAllum; and to his other |
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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 Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of Joe Murray. |