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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Taylor Hall Jr., an esteemed member of the Brazoria |
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County community and a friend to many, passed away on May 8, 2025, |
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at the age of 93; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Taylor Hall Sr. and Ermer Jackson Hall, |
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Taylor Hall was born in Bailey's Prairie on February 15, 1932, and |
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he grew up with the companionship of nine siblings; he was a student |
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at Marshall Elementary School, and he was baptized at Burrell |
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Chapel Baptist Church; from an early age, he began riding horses and |
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building his skills as a cowboy; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of a career that spanned 54 years, |
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Mr. Hall worked at a number of ranches in Brazoria County and |
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competed in rodeos across the country, winning several |
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championships in saddle and bareback bronc riding, bull riding, and |
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steer wrestling; nicknamed "The Bailey's Prairie Kid," he earned |
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induction into the Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame, and he has been |
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featured in rodeo documentaries and museum exhibitions about the |
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legacy of Black cowboys in America, among them a photography |
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collection at the Stark Museum of Art; in addition, the Brazoria |
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County Commissioners Court honored him with the declaration of |
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Bailey's Prairie Kid Day on February 15, 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Hall enjoyed the love and |
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support of his wife, Faye Marie Williams, and the couple shared a |
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rewarding marriage until her passing; he was the proud father of |
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their seven children, Taylor, Opal, Edward, Rhonda, Patrick, |
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Mechealinda, and Temple; over the years, his cherished family grew |
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to include numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and |
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great-great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, A trailblazer and a true Texas cowboy, Taylor Hall |
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leaves behind a legacy that will long be treasured by all those who |
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held him dear; 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 Taylor Hall Jr. and |
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extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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siblings, Sherman Hall, Mary Woodard, and John Hall; to his |
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children, Rhonda Hall, Patrick Hall, Mechealinda Sanford, and |
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Temple Carter; to his family friends, George and Margie Munson; to |
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his grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and |
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great-great-grandchildren; and to his many other relatives and |
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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 adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Taylor |
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Hall. |
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Vasut |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1350 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on June 1, 2025. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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