Freestone County, Texas
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Texas Senate
Resolution #241

    By:  Turner                                            S.R. No. 241
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2                               In Memory
    1-3                                  of
    1-4                           B. L. Seely, Jr.
    1-5        WHEREAS, The citizens of Teague, Texas, mourned the death
    1-6  of civic leader B. L. Seely, Jr., who died December 13, 1994; and
    1-7        WHEREAS, He was born on July 19, 1911, in the Freestone
    1-8  Community; and
    1-9        WHEREAS, Devoted to the interests both present and future of
   1-10  his community, he gave selflessly of his time and energies to the
   1-11  needs of the people in his town; and
   1-12        WHEREAS, A man of deep religious feelings and convictions,
   1-13  he was an active member of the First Baptist Church in Teague and a
   1-14  longtime member of the Mustard Seed Sunday School Class; and
   1-15        WHEREAS, One who enjoyed the company of his fellows, he was
   1-16  a 32nd degree Mason in both the Scottish and York Rite, and he
   1-17  was a member of the Boggy Lodge 739; and
   1-18        WHEREAS, Active in civic affairs, Mr. Seely was on the board
   1-19  of the BRI Railroad Museum in Teague and had served on the school
   1-20  board in Teague for 12 years; and
   1-21        WHEREAS, Mr. Seely was a man of great ability and unimpeachable
   1-22  integrity, and his wise counsel and good judgment will be sorely
   1-23  missed and gratefully remembered by those whose lives he touched;
    2-1  now, therefore, be it
    2-2        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
    2-3  74th Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the family
    2-4  of B. L. Seely, Jr.:  his son, Barney L. Seely; his daughter,
    2-5  Lucy Henson; his sisters, Ucola Wilson and Nadine Rife; and his
    2-6  six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; and, be it further
    2-7        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for his
    2-8  family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas Senate,
    2-9  and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in memory of
   2-10  B. L. Seely, Jr.
   2-11                               ______________________________________
   2-12                                      President of the Senate
   2-13                                    I hereby certify that the above
   2-14                               Resolution was adopted by the Senate
   2-15                               on February 16, 1995, by a rising vote.
   2-16                               ______________________________________
   2-17                                      Secretary of the Senate
   2-18                               ______________________________________
   2-19                                        Member, Texas Senate