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Renal B. Rosson Full Name: Renal Boyd "Al" Rosson Date of birth: December 24, 1919 Date of death: January 12, 1998 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Legislation Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 63 Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975 63rd   Democrat Snyder / Scurry   Borden, Coke, Dawson, Howard, Scurry, Sterling H 71 Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973 62nd   Democrat Snyder / Scurry   Borden, Crosby, Fisher, Garza, Haskell, Kent, King, Scurry, Stonewall H 71 Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971 61st   Democrat Snyder / Scurry   Borden, Crosby, Fisher, Garza, Haskell, Kent, King, Scurry, Stonewall H 74 Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969 60th   Democrat Snyder / Scurry   Baylor, Borden, Fisher, Garza, Kent, King, Knox, Scurry, Stonewall H 85 Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967 59th   Democrat Snyder / Scurry   Borden, Crosby, Garza, Kent, Scurry H 85 Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965 58th (1)   Democrat Snyder / Scurry   Borden, Crosby, Garza, Kent, Scurry H 90 Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963 57th   Democrat Snyder / Scurry   Borden, Crosby, Garza, Kent, Scurry H 90 Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961 56th   Democrat Snyder / Scurry   Borden, Crosby, Garza, Kent, Scurry (1) Sworn 11/21/1962. Oaths of Office.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 64th Legislature, R.S., HCR 41. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 76th Legislature, R.S., HCR 47. Resolutions - Memorial. Biographical Sketches Memorial, December 1998, p. 1192. Texas Bar Journal. Rosson, Renal Boyd. Texas State Cemetery. Military Service Notes United States Army Air Corps, Captain, World War II. "A retired captain in the U.S. Army Air Corps, Mr. Rosson served his state and nation proudly and earned the Purple Heart for his role in the European Theater during World War II." 76th Legislature, R.S., HCR 47. Resolutions - Memorial. "From 1942 to 1945, he served in the United States Air Force and retired as a Captain, where he received the Purple Heart, five Oak Leaf Clusters, the Distinguished Flying Cross, and the European Theatre Medal." Footstone inscription: "Capt US Army Air Corps, World War II, Purple Heart." Texas State Cemetery. Photographs Photograph. Renal B. Rosson, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Renal B. Rosson, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Renal B. Rosson, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Renal B. Rosson, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Renal B. Rosson, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Renal B. Rosson, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Renal B. Rosson, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Renal B. Rosson, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Renal B. Rosson, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 56th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 57th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 58th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 59th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 60th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 61st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 62nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 63rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 63rd R.S. - 1973 Appropriations   Appropriations Subcommittee on State Employees   Insurance   Judiciary   62nd R.S. - 1971 Conservation and Reclamation   Criminal Jurisprudence   Extended Coverage Insurance (Chair)  Hold Harmless Agreements, Interim   Judiciary (Vice Chair)  Mental Health and Mental Retardation (Chair)  Public Education   61st R.S. - 1969 Conservation and Reclamation   Judicial Districts (Chair)  Judiciary   Labor   Oil, Gas and Mining   State and Local School Disricts Financial Relationship (Committee of Eighteen)   60th R.S. - 1967 Conservation and Reclamation   Criminal Jurisprudence   Insurance   Judicial Districts   Judiciary (Chair)  59th R.S. - 1965 Inland Salt Water Pollution (Chair)  Insurance   Judicial Districts   Judiciary (Chair)  Livestock and Stock Raising   Local and Uncontested Bills   58th R.S. - 1963 Appropriations   Insurance   Judicial Districts   Livestock and Stock Raising (Vice Chair)  Representation Before the Legislature (Chair)  57th R.S. - 1961 Aeronautics   Agriculture   Constitutional Amendments   Criminal Jurisprudence   Divorce Laws (Chair)  Military and Veterans Affairs   56th R.S. - 1959 Agriculture   Criminal Jurisprudence   Judiciary   Leasing of Certain Highway Rights-of-Way for Oil and Gas Purposes by the State Highway Department, Special   Livestock and Stock Raising   Oil, Gas, and Mining

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