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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life filled with joy and purpose drew to a close |
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with the passing of William Perry Cloud of Temple on February 1, |
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2025, at the age of 95; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of T. J. and Rebe Ogden Cloud, Bill Cloud was |
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born in Temple on November 19, 1929, and he grew up with a brother, |
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Thomas; he graduated from Temple High School and continued his |
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education at The University of Texas at Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1954, Mr. Cloud joined his father's business, |
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Temple Housing Corporation; in 1961, he became president of the |
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operation, which was renamed Cloud Construction Company, and he |
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served in that capacity until 1999; widely respected, he |
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distinguished himself during his long and rewarding tenure with the |
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business, and he played an instrumental role in constructing |
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landmark buildings in Temple and Central Texas; highly engaged in |
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his community, he was a member of the Temple City Commission and |
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president of the Temple Chamber of Commerce, the Temple Industrial |
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Foundation, the Bell County Junior Fair and Livestock Show, and the |
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Central Texas Cutting Horse Association, among other groups; |
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moreover, he was a proud veteran, and he served as president of the |
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Central-Texas Fort Hood Chapter of the Association of the United |
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States Army and was on the Commanding General's Civilian Advisory |
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Committee at Fort Hood; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Cloud enjoyed the love and |
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support of his wife, the former Betty Jean Lengefeld, with whom he |
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shared 66 happy years of marriage before her death in 2017; |
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together, they raised three children, Renee, Susan, and Perry, and |
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their family later grew to include five grandchildren and six |
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great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, While his loss is difficult to bear, Bill Cloud |
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leaves behind numerous loved ones whose lives are far richer for |
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having known him, and he will always hold a treasured place in their |
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hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of William Perry Cloud |
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and extend heartfelt condolences to the members of his family: to |
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his children, Renee Fuller, Susan Bolton and her husband, Mancel, |
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and Perry Cloud and his wife, Laura; to his grandchildren, Mark |
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Fuller, Katie Moncivais, Kasey Welch, Will Bolton, and Thomas |
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Cloud; to his great-grandchildren, Max Moncivais, Amelie |
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Moncivais, Elizabeth Welch, Cooper Welch, Emma Fuller, and |
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Charlotte Cloud; and to his other relatives and friends; 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 Bill Cloud. |