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            H.R. No. 189
         
               R E S O L U T I O N
            
                   WHEREAS, Family and friends were deeply saddened by the death 
         
            of John Norman Wright Petry of Carrizo Springs on September 17, 
         
            2023, at the age of 77; and
         
                   WHEREAS, The son of Josephine White Wright Petry and Hinton 
         
            Booth Wright, John Petry was born in Laredo on December 25, 1945, 
         
            and he was raised from the age of two by his stepfather, Herbert 
         
            Charles "Herb" Petry; after attending Carrizo Springs High School, 
         
            he went on to graduate from Trinity University and St. Mary's 
         
            University School of Law; he served in the U.S. Army from 1967 to 
         
            1974, attaining the rank of first lieutenant; and
         
                   WHEREAS, In 1970, Mr. Petry joined the Petry & Petry Law 
         
            firm, and three decades later, he was hired by Langley & Banack; his 
         
            practice focused on the oil and gas industry and complex land and 
         
            mineral cases; dedicated to his profession, he was a member of the 
         
            Maverick County Bar Association and served as president of the 
         
            Dimmit County Bar Association; for two terms, he served on the State 
         
            Bar of Texas district grievance committee, and he was named a Fellow 
         
            of the Texas Bar Foundation; he retired in January 2023; and
         
                   WHEREAS, Mr. Petry was also a director of Union State Bank 
         
            for almost three decades, and he served the wider community in a 
         
            number of leadership roles, earning recognition as Dimmit County 
         
            Man of the Year; he was a member of the Carrizo Springs city council 
         
            from 1974 to 1978, and he served Lions International as a district 
         
            governor and ambassador of goodwill; an active member of Holy 
         
            Trinity Episcopal Church, he served for over 40 years as the 
         
            bishop's warden; he was an avid golfer and played a key role in 
         
            developing Carrizo Springs Municipal Golf Course; and
         
                   WHEREAS, Above all, Mr. Petry was devoted to his family; he 
         
            married the former Jill Little on August 10, 1968, and they became 
         
            the parents of two daughters, Jana and Jodi; eventually, they were 
         
            blessed with five grandchildren, and he instilled his love of the 
         
            land in them all; he loved hosting relatives and friends at the 
         
            ranch to hunt, drink wine, and enjoy the outdoors; and
         
                   WHEREAS, John Petry lived a rich and purposeful life centered 
         
            around his family, his faith, and his community, and those he left 
         
            behind will treasure their memories of his warmth and kindness; 
         
            now, therefore, be it
         
                   RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas 
         
            Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of 
         
            John Norman Wright Petry and extend sincere sympathy to the members 
         
            of his family: to his wife, Jill Little Petry; to his daughters, 
         
            Jana Gordon and her husband, David, and Jodi Wood and her husband, 
         
            Michael; to his grandchildren, Michael "3Wood" Wood III, Catherine 
         
            Gordon, Payton Wood, William Gordon, and Henry Gordon; to his 
         
            brother, Hinton Booth Wright "Boots" Petry; and to his many other 
         
            relatives and friends; and, be it further
         
                   RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
         
            prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of 
         
            Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of John Petry.
         
            Morales of Maverick
         
            ______________________________
         
            Speaker of the House     
         
                   I certify that H.R. No. 189 was unanimously adopted by a 
         
            rising vote of the House on November 7, 2023.
         
            ______________________________
         
            Chief Clerk of the House



	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Family and friends were deeply saddened by the death
	of John Norman Wright Petry of Carrizo Springs on September 17,
	2023, at the age of 77; and
	WHEREAS, The son of Josephine White Wright Petry and Hinton
	Booth Wright, John Petry was born in Laredo on December 25, 1945,
	and he was raised from the age of two by his stepfather, Herbert
	Charles "Herb" Petry; after attending Carrizo Springs High School,
	he went on to graduate from Trinity University and St. Mary's
	University School of Law; he served in the U.S. Army from 1967 to
	1974, attaining the rank of first lieutenant; and
	WHEREAS, In 1970, Mr. Petry joined the Petry & Petry Law
	firm, and three decades later, he was hired by Langley & Banack; his
	practice focused on the oil and gas industry and complex land and
	mineral cases; dedicated to his profession, he was a member of the
	Maverick County Bar Association and served as president of the
	Dimmit County Bar Association; for two terms, he served on the State
	Bar of Texas district grievance committee, and he was named a Fellow
	of the Texas Bar Foundation; he retired in January 2023; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Petry was also a director of Union State Bank
	for almost three decades, and he served the wider community in a
	number of leadership roles, earning recognition as Dimmit County
	Man of the Year; he was a member of the Carrizo Springs city council
	from 1974 to 1978, and he served Lions International as a district
	governor and ambassador of goodwill; an active member of Holy
	Trinity Episcopal Church, he served for over 40 years as the
	bishop's warden; he was an avid golfer and played a key role in
	developing Carrizo Springs Municipal Golf Course; and
	WHEREAS, Above all, Mr. Petry was devoted to his family; he
	married the former Jill Little on August 10, 1968, and they became
	the parents of two daughters, Jana and Jodi; eventually, they were
	blessed with five grandchildren, and he instilled his love of the
	land in them all; he loved hosting relatives and friends at the
	ranch to hunt, drink wine, and enjoy the outdoors; and
	WHEREAS, John Petry lived a rich and purposeful life centered
	around his family, his faith, and his community, and those he left
	behind will treasure their memories of his warmth and kindness;
	now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
	Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of
	John Norman Wright Petry and extend sincere sympathy to the members
	of his family: to his wife, Jill Little Petry; to his daughters,
	Jana Gordon and her husband, David, and Jodi Wood and her husband,
	Michael; to his grandchildren, Michael "3Wood" Wood III, Catherine
	Gordon, Payton Wood, William Gordon, and Henry Gordon; to his
	brother, Hinton Booth Wright "Boots" Petry; and to his many other
	relatives and friends; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of John Petry.

	Morales of Maverick

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 189 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on November 7, 2023.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House