H.R. No. 42
R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, A. J. Foyt, Jr., has long distinguished himself in
1-2 the dangerous and demanding sport of automobile racing,
1-3 establishing a tradition of excellence and a superb record of
1-4 achievement that may never be equalled; and
1-5 WHEREAS, Claiming 12 major driving championships in his
1-6 career to date, his victories include four wins at the Indianapolis
1-7 500 as well as first place honors at the Daytona 500 and the 24
1-8 Hours of LeMans, and he is the only driver ever to have captured
1-9 these three prestigious titles; and
1-10 WHEREAS, Included among the wealth of other titles and honors
1-11 Mr. Foyt has amassed are seven national Indy car championships, two
1-12 titles in the International Race of Champions series, having been
1-13 named the recipient of the 1975 Martini and Rossi Driver of the
1-14 Year Award, and induction into the Motorsports Hall of Fame in
1-15 1989; and
1-16 WHEREAS, Although a fierce competitor on any racetrack, as
1-17 his 172 trips to the winner's circle in major races will attest, A.
1-18 J. Foyt, Jr., has particularly excelled in Indy car races, having
1-19 won an unsurpassed 67 times in such events and holding the record
1-20 for most "500 Mile" Indy car victories with nine; and
1-21 WHEREAS, Despite sustaining serious injuries during his
1-22 illustrious career, no amount of physical pain could quell his
1-23 unquenchable desire to compete; and
1-24 WHEREAS, When away from the smell of gasoline and the scream
2-1 of high-pitched engines, this accomplished Texan derives
2-2 considerable enjoyment from spending time with his wife, Lucy, and
2-3 their children, Tony, Terry, Jerry, and Larry, as well as sampling
2-4 such Texas staples as chili and country-western music; and
2-5 WHEREAS, Throughout his fabled career as an auto racer, A. J.
2-6 Foyt, Jr., has consistently sought to challenge his own abilities
2-7 and maximize the potential of both man and machine, and his
2-8 remarkable achievements in this regard truly merit special
2-9 legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it
2-10 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas
2-11 Legislature hereby congratulate A. J. Foyt, Jr., on his myriad of
2-12 accomplishments in the field of auto racing and extend best wishes
2-13 to him for continued success and happiness for many years to come;
2-14 and, be it further
2-15 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-16 prepared for Mr. Foyt as an expression of high regard by the Texas
2-17 House of Representatives.
2-18 House of Representatives.
2-19 Yarbrough
2-20 H.R. No. 42
2-21 Laney Gallegos Munoz
2-22 Alexander Giddings Naishtat
2-23 Allen Glaze Nieto
2-24 Alonzo Goodman Oakley
2-25 Alvarado Goolsby Ogden
2-26 Averitt Granoff Oliveira
2-27 Bailey Gray Park
3-1 Berlanga Greenberg Parra
3-2 Black Grusendorf Patterson
3-3 Blackwood Gutierrez Pitts
3-4 Bomer Haggerty Place
3-5 Bosse Hamric Price
3-6 Brady Harris Puente
3-7 Brimer Hartnett Rabuck
3-8 Cain Heflin Ramsay
3-9 Campbell Hernandez Rangel
3-10 Carona Hightower Raymond
3-11 Carter Hilbert Rodriguez
3-12 Cavazos Hilderbran Romo
3-13 Chisum Hill Rudd
3-14 Clemons Hirschi Sadler
3-15 Coleman Hochberg Saunders
3-16 Combs Holzheauser Schechter
3-17 Conley Horn Seidlits
3-18 Cook Hudson Shields
3-19 Corte Hunter of Taylor Siebert
3-20 Counts Hunter of Nueces A. Smith of Harris
3-21 Crabb Jackson D. Smith of Harris
3-22 Craddick James Smithee
3-23 Cuellar of Webb Johnson Solis
3-24 Cuellar of Hidalgo Jones of Lubbock Stiles
3-25 Culberson Jones of Dallas Swinford
3-26 Danburg Junell Tallas
3-27 Davila Kamel Talton
4-1 Davis Krusee Telford
4-2 De La Garza Kubiak Thompson of Tarrant
4-3 Dear Kuempel Thompson of Harris
4-4 Delco Lewis Turner of Coleman
4-5 Delisi Linebarger Turner of Harris
4-6 Denton Longoria Uher
4-7 Driver McCall Van de Putte
4-8 Duncan McCoulskey Vowell
4-9 Dutton McDonald West
4-10 Earley Madden Williamson
4-11 Eckels Marchant Willis
4-12 Edwards Martin Wilson
4-13 Erickson Maxey Wolens
4-14 Finnell Moffat Yarbrough
4-15 Flores Moreno Yost
4-16 Gallego Mowery Zbranek
4-17 H.R. No. 42
4-18 _______________________________
4-19 Speaker of the House
4-20 I certify that H.R. No. 42 was adopted by the House on
4-21 January 14, 1993, by a non-record vote.
4-22 _______________________________
4-23 Chief Clerk of the House