By: Kubiak H.C.R. No. 31 73R2032 NBM-F CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-1 WHEREAS, The remarkable life of George Sessions Perry will be 1-2 commemorated with a Texas Historical Marker in the city of Rockdale 1-3 in honor of their native son; and 1-4 WHEREAS, Soon to be permanently installed downtown at the 1-5 city library, the marker is temporarily on display in the Rockdale 1-6 High School lobby; the marker was a project of Rockdale High School 1-7 honors world history class of 1990-1991; and 1-8 WHEREAS, Teacher Mark Brady encouraged his class to pursue 1-9 the project although it took over two years to complete the 1-10 requirements; and 1-11 WHEREAS, The students, some of whom now attend college, 1-12 persevered in their goal to have a marker in memory of the renowned 1-13 author and journalist; and 1-14 WHEREAS, The son of Andrew and Laura Perry, George Sessions 1-15 Perry was born on May 5, 1910; he married Claire Hodges in 1933 and 1-16 published his first manuscript in 1937; and 1-17 WHEREAS, A prolific writer, Mr. Perry wrote fiction and 1-18 nonfiction stories and novels, many of which were based on the 1-19 lives of the people he knew and events he experienced while growing 1-20 up in Rockdale; and 1-21 WHEREAS, During World War II the correspondent wrote 1-22 first-hand accounts of the war for readers of the New Yorker and 1-23 Saturday Evening-Post; his war book, Where Away, remains one of the 1-24 most eloquent documents composed by war correspondents; and 2-1 WHEREAS, Before his death in 1956, George Sessions Perry had 2-2 established himself as a master craftsman of nonfiction articles 2-3 and as a gifted storyteller; and 2-4 WHEREAS, Recognized by his peers for his exceptional works, 2-5 Mr. Perry was awarded the National Book Award in 1941 by the 2-6 American Booksellers Association for his novel, Hold Autumn in Your 2-7 Hand; the book also received the Texas Institute of Letters Award 2-8 for the best Texas book in 1941 and was later filmed as The 2-9 Southerner; and 2-10 WHEREAS, The students of Rockdale High School are to be 2-11 commended for their magnificent gift to the citizens of the city of 2-12 Rockdale and the State of Texas; now, therefore, be it 2-13 RESOLVED, That the 73rd Legislature of the State of Texas 2-14 hereby recognize the 1990-1991 honors world history class of 2-15 Rockdale High School and their teacher, Mark Brady, for 2-16 memorializing the life and works of George Sessions Perry; and, be 2-17 it further 2-18 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-19 prepared for the esteemed group as an expression of highest regard 2-20 by the Legislature of the State of Texas.