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      88(4) SCR 5 - Enrolled version - Bill Text
      
            S.C.R.  No.  5
         
               SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
            
            WHEREAS, The passing of James Ratliff Hurt Jr. of Odessa on 
         
            October 4, 2022, at the age of 68, brought an immeasurable loss to 
         
            his family and friends; and
         
                          WHEREAS, Born on the family ranch in Odessa on November 4, 
         
            1953, Jay Hurt was the son of James R. "Buzz" Hurt Sr. and Freddie 
         
            Jean Wheeler and the stepson of Betsy Triplett Hurt; he attended 
         
            Austin Elementary School and Crockett Junior High, where he met his 
         
            future wife, the former Vickie Carol Thomas; they married in 1973, 
         
            and the Hurt and Thomas families grew very close; eventually, the 
         
            devoted couple became the proud parents of three daughters, Amy, 
         
            Angie, and Jaymie, and they were blessed with three grandchildren, 
         
            Sophia, Trey, and Helen; Buzz Hurt passed away in 2023; and
         
                          WHEREAS, Mr.  Hurt found great satisfaction in ranching, and 
         
            he epitomized the cowboy ideal through his diligence, courtesy, and 
         
            neighborliness; while working cattle across West Texas and New 
         
            Mexico, he made a concerted effort to pay his respects to the 
         
            ranchers who came before him; he was optimistic and resilient in the 
         
            face of life's challenges; and
         
                          WHEREAS, An expert rider, Mr.  Hurt was active in the National 
         
            Cutting Horse Association, and he and his wife spent many years 
         
            showing horses and developing friendships with other members of the 
         
            organization; he shared his love of horses with his granddaughters 
         
            and dedicated countless hours to supporting them in the 
         
            hunter/jumper arena; always encouraging and ready to help and 
         
            participate, he built bonfires, drove hayrides, created homecoming 
         
            floats, and danced on the football field; and
         
                          WHEREAS, Jay Hurt is deeply missed by those he left behind, 
         
            but they will forever treasure their memories of his kind and gentle 
         
            ways; now, therefore, be it
         
                          RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas, 
         
            4th Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of James Ratliff 
         
            "Jay" Hurt Jr. and extend sincere condolences to the members of his 
         
            family:   to his wife of 49 years, Vickie Carol Thomas Hurt; to his 
         
            surviving parents, Freddie Jean Wheeler and Betsy Triplett Hurt; to 
         
            his siblings, Mary Helen Johnson, Joe Hurt and his wife, Sherry, 
         
            Sally Bolton and her husband, Toya, and Benny Thomas and his wife, 
         
            Susan; to his daughters, Amy Hurt, Angie Hurt King and her husband, 
         
            Cliff, and Jaymie Hurt; to his grandchildren, Sophia Robertson and 
         
            her husband, Braden, Trey King, and Helen Pasternak; and to his host 
         
            of 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 and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of 
         
            James Ratliff "Jay" Hurt Jr.
         
            ______________________________
            ______________________________
         
                  President of the Senate
            Speaker of the House          
         
            ______________________________
            ______________________________
         
                  President of the Senate
            Speaker of the House          
         
                          I hereby certify that S.C.R.  No.  5 was adopted by the Senate 
         
            on November 16, 2023, by a rising vote.
         
            ______________________________
         
                                                                                                    Secretary of the Senate
         
                          I hereby certify that S.C.R.  No.  5 was adopted by the House 
         
            on December 5, 2023, by a rising vote.
         
            ______________________________
         
                                                                                                    Chief Clerk of the House
         
            Approved:
         
            ______________________________  
         
                                    Date
         
            ______________________________  
         
                                  Governor




	SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, The passing of James Ratliff Hurt Jr. of Odessa on
	October 4, 2022, at the age of 68, brought an immeasurable loss to
	his family and friends; and
	WHEREAS, Born on the family ranch in Odessa on November 4,
	1953, Jay Hurt was the son of James R. "Buzz" Hurt Sr. and Freddie
	Jean Wheeler and the stepson of Betsy Triplett Hurt; he attended
	Austin Elementary School and Crockett Junior High, where he met his
	future wife, the former Vickie Carol Thomas; they married in 1973,
	and the Hurt and Thomas families grew very close; eventually, the
	devoted couple became the proud parents of three daughters, Amy,
	Angie, and Jaymie, and they were blessed with three grandchildren,
	Sophia, Trey, and Helen; Buzz Hurt passed away in 2023; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Hurt found great satisfaction in ranching, and
	he epitomized the cowboy ideal through his diligence, courtesy, and
	neighborliness; while working cattle across West Texas and New
	Mexico, he made a concerted effort to pay his respects to the
	ranchers who came before him; he was optimistic and resilient in the
	face of life's challenges; and
	WHEREAS, An expert rider, Mr. Hurt was active in the National
	Cutting Horse Association, and he and his wife spent many years
	showing horses and developing friendships with other members of the
	organization; he shared his love of horses with his granddaughters
	and dedicated countless hours to supporting them in the
	hunter/jumper arena; always encouraging and ready to help and
	participate, he built bonfires, drove hayrides, created homecoming
	floats, and danced on the football field; and
	WHEREAS, Jay Hurt is deeply missed by those he left behind,
	but they will forever treasure their memories of his kind and gentle
	ways; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas,
	4th Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of James Ratliff
	"Jay" Hurt Jr. and extend sincere condolences to the members of his
	family: to his wife of 49 years, Vickie Carol Thomas Hurt; to his
	surviving parents, Freddie Jean Wheeler and Betsy Triplett Hurt; to
	his siblings, Mary Helen Johnson, Joe Hurt and his wife, Sherry,
	Sally Bolton and her husband, Toya, and Benny Thomas and his wife,
	Susan; to his daughters, Amy Hurt, Angie Hurt King and her husband,
	Cliff, and Jaymie Hurt; to his grandchildren, Sophia Robertson and
	her husband, Braden, Trey King, and Helen Pasternak; and to his host
	of 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 and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of
	James Ratliff "Jay" Hurt Jr.



	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House



	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House

	I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 5 was adopted by the Senate
	on November 16, 2023, by a rising vote.
	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate
	I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 5 was adopted by the House
	on December 5, 2023, by a rising vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House


	Approved:

	______________________________
	Date


	______________________________
	Governor