H.R. No. 6
R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, Faithfully chronicling the life and times of the
1-2 Benchley community as a correspondent for the Hearne Democrat since
1-3 1971, Sam Rice has kept alive a notable family, community, and
1-4 Democrat tradition that now has spanned more than a century; and
1-5 WHEREAS, With a journalist's keen eye for detail, a true
1-6 Texan's concern for his friends and neighbors, and his own
1-7 unflappable optimism and infectious enthusiasm for life, this
1-8 lifelong resident of this Robertson County community is aptly
1-9 suited to his calling and has proven to be a worthy heir to his
1-10 notable predecessors; and
1-11 WHEREAS, Mr. Rice's love for the small Texas town he calls
1-12 home and his interest in recording the neverending ebb and flow of
1-13 life in the community are deeply rooted in his family's past; a
1-14 descendent of some of the community's earliest settlers, he lives
1-15 today in the house built by his great-grandparents, James and Effie
1-16 McNair Henry, in the 1830s; and
1-17 WHEREAS, By the late 19th century, the family already was
1-18 well-established in the community, when Mr. Rice's grandfather,
1-19 Hugh Roderick Henry, began a family journalistic tradition that has
1-20 remained unbroken to this day; and
1-21 WHEREAS, From 1889, when the Hearne Democrat began
1-22 publication, until 1898, when he passed away, Mr. Henry carefully
1-23 recorded the human drama to be found in the cycles of life and
1-24 death, births and marriages, and triumphs and tribulations that
2-1 formed the social history of the community; and
2-2 WHEREAS, Following Mr. Henry's death, Mr. Rice's mother,
2-3 Jimmie Henry Rice, took over as the Democrat's Benchley
2-4 correspondent, and over a period of 73 years her lively reports
2-5 kept neighbors informed and helped maintain and strengthen the
2-6 feeling of kinship that bound Robertson County residents together
2-7 as a community; and
2-8 WHEREAS, When his mother died in 1971, Sam Rice took up the
2-9 banner of news correspondent for the Hearne newspaper, bringing to
2-10 his job an upbeat perspective and a wealth of experiences dealing
2-11 with celebrities and ordinary citizens alike, whom he has met
2-12 during his happy and event-filled lifetime; and
2-13 WHEREAS, An enthusiastic participant as well as a keen
2-14 observer of the social scene, Mr. Rice is actively involved in
2-15 every aspect of community life, including the often lively arena of
2-16 local politics; unabashedly proclaiming his political loyalties,
2-17 Mr. Rice currently serves as Democratic Party chairman for
2-18 Robertson County Precinct 11; and
2-19 WHEREAS, Partisan politics aside, Sam Rice is known by
2-20 friends and neighbors as a deeply caring and open-minded
2-21 individual, and his abiding affection for the community of Central
2-22 Texans who reside in Benchley and Robertson County, together with
2-23 the service he has provided them, have earned him widespread
2-24 respect and admiration; and
2-25 WHEREAS, In January 1992, Mr. Rice received well-deserved
2-26 public recognition when Hearne Democrat publisher Chap Harriman
2-27 presented him with an engraved platter commemorating the 103 years
3-1 of service rendered to the community by him and his family; and
3-2 WHEREAS, Mr. Rice's careful depiction of daily life as it
3-3 transpires has not only captured the present for his many readers
3-4 to enjoy but has also provided a valuable register of the past for
3-5 future generations to appreciate, and his contributions to this
3-6 Central Texas legacy are indeed worthy of special praise and
3-7 recognition; now, therefore, be it
3-8 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas
3-9 Legislature hereby honor Sam Rice on his exemplary spirit of
3-10 involvement in his community and his noteworthy record of service
3-11 to the community as the Hearne Democrat's Benchley correspondent
3-12 since 1971; and, be it further
3-13 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
3-14 prepared for Mr. Rice as an expression of high regard from the
3-15 Texas House of Representatives.
3-16 prepared for Mr. Rice as an expression of high regard from the
3-17 Texas House of Representatives.
3-18 Kubiak
3-19 H.R. No. 6
3-20 Laney Gallegos Munoz
3-21 Alexander Giddings Naishtat
3-22 Allen Glaze Nieto
3-23 Alonzo Goodman Oakley
3-24 Alvarado Goolsby Ogden
3-25 Averitt Granoff Oliveira
3-26 Bailey Gray Park
3-27 Berlanga Greenberg Parra
4-1 Black Grusendorf Patterson
4-2 Blackwood Gutierrez Pitts
4-3 Bomer Haggerty Place
4-4 Bosse Hamric Price
4-5 Brady Harris Puente
4-6 Brimer Hartnett Rabuck
4-7 Cain Heflin Ramsay
4-8 Campbell Hernandez Rangel
4-9 Carona Hightower Raymond
4-10 Carter Hilbert Rodriguez
4-11 Cavazos Hilderbran Romo
4-12 Chisum Hill Rudd
4-13 Clemons Hirschi Sadler
4-14 Coleman Hochberg Saunders
4-15 Combs Holzheauser Schechter
4-16 Conley Horn Seidlits
4-17 Cook Hudson Shields
4-18 Corte Hunter of Taylor Siebert
4-19 Counts Hunter of Nueces A. Smith of Harris
4-20 Crabb Jackson D. Smith of Harris
4-21 Craddick James Smithee
4-22 Cuellar of Webb Johnson Solis
4-23 Cuellar of Hidalgo Jones of Lubbock Stiles
4-24 Culberson Jones of Dallas Swinford
4-25 Danburg Junell Tallas
4-26 Davila Kamel Talton
4-27 Davis Krusee Telford
5-1 De La Garza Kubiak Thompson of Tarrant
5-2 Dear Kuempel Thompson of Harris
5-3 Delco Lewis Turner of Coleman
5-4 Delisi Linebarger Turner of Harris
5-5 Denton Longoria Uher
5-6 Driver McCall Van de Putte
5-7 Duncan McCoulskey Vowell
5-8 Dutton McDonald West
5-9 Earley Madden Williamson
5-10 Eckels Marchant Willis
5-11 Edwards Martin Wilson
5-12 Erickson Maxey Wolens
5-13 Finnell Moffat Yarbrough
5-14 Flores Moreno Yost
5-15 Gallego Mowery Zbranek
5-16 H.R. No. 6
5-17 _______________________________
5-18 Speaker of the House
5-19 I certify that H.R. No. 6 was adopted by the House on January
5-20 28, 1993, by a non-record vote.
5-21 _______________________________
5-22 Chief Clerk of the House