By Dukes                                               H.R. No. 698
       74R11044 WMS-D
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, The recent passing of Harvey Penick on April 2,
    1-2  1995, at the age of 90, has brought a great loss to the many
    1-3  friends, relatives, and admirers of this legendary sports figure
    1-4  and author; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, After graduating from high school in 1923, this
    1-6  extraordinary individual became the head golf pro at Austin Country
    1-7  Club, and over the course of nearly half a century in that
    1-8  capacity, he cheerfully helped numerous fellow golfers to pare
    1-9  strokes from their game; and
   1-10        WHEREAS, Mr. Penick also served as coach of the golf team at
   1-11  The University of Texas at Austin from 1931 to 1963, and during his
   1-12  remarkable tenure with the university, he successfully led the
   1-13  Longhorn linksters to national prominence in their sport; and
   1-14        WHEREAS, Universally acclaimed for his innate ability to
   1-15  markedly improve the golf game of those he instructed, Mr. Penick
   1-16  had as some of his most notable pupils Ben Crenshaw, Tom Kite,
   1-17  Mickey Wright, and Betsy Rawls; and
   1-18        WHEREAS, A talented student of human nature as well,
   1-19  Mr. Penick coauthored Harvey Penick's Little Red Book with Bud
   1-20  Shrake, and the book, which successfully combined insightful
   1-21  instruction with anecdotes about golf and life, became a
   1-22  bestseller, eventually selling more than one million copies; he
   1-23  also authored two more volumes, And If You Play Golf, You're My
   1-24  Friend and For All Who Love the Game, imbuing in those works the
    2-1  elegant simplicity of observation that was his trademark; and
    2-2        WHEREAS, Harvey Penick was a man whose encyclopedic knowledge
    2-3  of the game of golf was surpassed only by his ability to
    2-4  communicate that information to others in a simple and instructive
    2-5  manner; although his warmth and wisdom are gone from us now, his
    2-6  unique spirit will surely live on in the hearts of the many people
    2-7  whose lives he touched during his time on this earth; now,
    2-8  therefore, be it
    2-9        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas
   2-10  Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Harvey Penick and
   2-11  extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family:  to his wife,
   2-12  Helen; to his daughter and son-in-law, Katherine Lee and Bill
   2-13  Powell; to his son and daughter-in-law, Tinsley and Betty Ann
   2-14  Penick; to his four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; and
   2-15  to the many other friends and relatives of this beloved gentleman;
   2-16  and, be it further
   2-17        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
   2-18  prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas
   2-19  House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of
   2-20  Harvey Penick.