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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to |
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a close with the passing of James Albert Hudson of White Oak on |
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April 26, 2025, at the age of 88; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Carthage on December 4, 1936, to Jeff and |
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Cammie Hudson, "Dick" Hudson was the youngest of 10 children; he |
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graduated from Carthage High School and Kilgore College, and he |
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proudly served in the U.S. Air Force as an aircraft radar technician |
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while stationed in Rapid City, South Dakota; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hudson went on to distinguish himself over the |
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course of a career with the Texas Eastman Company that spanned |
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nearly four decades; he worked in research and development at the |
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Longview chemical complex, earning a reputation for his exemplary |
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work ethic, high standards, and dedicated mentorship of the |
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company's interns; and |
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WHEREAS, Civically engaged, Mr. Hudson represented the |
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Republican Party as a precinct chair, primary election judge, and |
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assistant general election judge at the Gregg County Courthouse; he |
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was also a man of deep faith and a longtime member of Woodland |
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Christian Church and of First Christian Church in Longview, where |
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he held many offices and served as a longtime Sunday school teacher; |
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a skilled craftsman, he enjoyed making crosses, crèche nativity |
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scenes, and walking canes and sharing them with others as gifts; |
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some of his work adorns the classrooms and halls of First Christian |
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Church; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Hudson was blessed with |
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the love and support of his wife, Betty Jo, with whom he shared a |
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rewarding marriage of nearly half a century; together, the couple |
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raised two daughters, Shannon and Sherri, and with the passage of |
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time, they welcomed two grandchildren and a great-grandchild into |
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their treasured family; and |
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WHEREAS, Dick Hudson lived a full and generous life |
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surrounded by those he loved, and they will forever carry him close |
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in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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hereby pay tribute to the memory of James Albert Hudson and extend |
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deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Betty Jo |
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Magness; to his daughters, Shannon Sasser and her husband, Tony, |
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and Sherri Ware and her husband, Jamie; to his granddaughters, |
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Heather Davis and Jordan Ware; to his great-grandson, Sutton Davis; |
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and to his 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 his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of Dick Hudson. |