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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Hays City Council member Dr. Alice Gayle Hudgens on |
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November 5, 2024, at the age of 83; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of J. Don Hudgens and Evelyn Magrill |
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Hudgens, Gayle Hudgens was born in Artesia, New Mexico, on April 20, |
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1941; growing up in a military household that moved frequently, she |
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demonstrated resilience and a sense of curiosity that led to a |
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devotion to lifelong learning; after attending the University of |
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New Mexico, she continued her education at The University of Texas |
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at Austin, earning master's degrees in both Latin American studies |
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and library science, as well as a doctorate in educational |
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administration; she was a Ford Foundation Scholar and successfully |
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pursued further studies in sustainability and in business and |
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personal coaching; at the time of the Kennedy assassination in |
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1963, she was an assistant press secretary to Governor John |
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Connally; she later worked as a reference librarian for UT's Latin |
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American Collection and became a prolific author and scholar; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Hudgens was an ardent activist, engaging in the |
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founding of the North Texas Greens and the Emerging Public Issues |
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Corporation; she championed whistleblowing against government |
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corruption and reported on a radioactive landfill on the Mescalero |
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Apache Reservation in a seven-part newspaper series; dedicated to |
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her community, she was a regional registrar for the Daughters of the |
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American Revolution and wrote a gardening column for the Hays Free |
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Press in Hays County for many years; her love of nature extended to |
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a host of pets, including cats, dogs, and goats, and her spiritual |
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journey eventually culminated in her embrace of Quakerism; in all |
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her endeavors, she enjoyed the love and support of her husband of |
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more than four decades, Harvey Davis; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Gayle Hudgens is deeply missed, those she |
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left behind will continue to find inspiration in her warmth, zest |
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for knowledge, and commitment to fostering peace, health, and |
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happiness for all; 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 life of Dr. Alice Gayle |
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Hudgens and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to |
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her husband, Harvey L. Davis Jr.; to her children, Hal Watson III |
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and his wife, Nancy, and Amy Logan; to her stepson, Robert Davis; to |
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her grandchildren, Brett, Wendy, and Ross Watson and Vaughan Logan; |
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and to her 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 her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Gayle |
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Hudgens. |
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Zwiener |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 522 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 31, 2025. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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