R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The passing of Texas music legend Doug Sahm on 1-2 November 18, 1999, at the age of 58, brought a great loss to his 1-3 family and friends, as well as to his many loyal fans throughout 1-4 the world; and 1-5 WHEREAS, With a sound uniquely his own, Mr. Sahm earned 1-6 recognition as a prodigy on the steel guitar, mandolin, and fiddle 1-7 and enjoyed praise in several musical genres, including country, 1-8 rock and roll, Tex-Mex, and blues; this beloved Texan was truly an 1-9 artistic genius whose noteworthy contributions will not soon be 1-10 forgotten; and 1-11 WHEREAS, A San Antonio native, he began his career at only 1-12 five years old by singing "Teardrops in My Heart" on a local radio 1-13 station; by age 11, he had already become a featured player on the 1-14 radio program Louisiana Hayride and had performed on stage with 1-15 such famous country singers as Hank Williams and Faron Young; and 1-16 WHEREAS, After declining a regular spot on the Grand Ole Opry 1-17 in Nashville in order to finish junior high school, Mr. Sahm 1-18 continued to perform locally, opening for several area bands, and 1-19 released numerous singles of his own; and 1-20 WHEREAS, In the 1960s, he formed the internationally 1-21 acclaimed Sir Douglas Quintet and released the hit track "She's 1-22 About a Mover"; adored by both fans and fellow performers, he 1-23 shared the stage with such renowned singers as Bob Dylan and Jerry 1-24 Garcia; and 2-1 WHEREAS, Mr. Sahm continued to earn praise when he formed the 2-2 Texas Tornados and produced six well-received albums, winning a 2-3 Grammy Award in the process; in addition, he founded a record 2-4 label, Tornado Records, in 1999, and produced much of his own 2-5 material as well as albums for several other area musicians; and 2-6 WHEREAS, A talented performer and producer, Doug Sahm was a 2-7 respected and cherished Texas icon, and although he is missed by 2-8 many, his spirit lives on in the superb music he made and in the 2-9 hearts and minds of the people whose lives he touched; now, 2-10 therefore, be it 2-11 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 2-12 Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Doug Sahm and extend 2-13 sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his children, 2-14 Dawn, Shandon, and Shawn Sahm; to his brother, Vic Sahm; and to his 2-15 many other relatives, friends, and fans; and, be it further 2-16 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-17 prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of 2-18 Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Doug Sahm. Martinez Fischer Naishtat Laney Goodman Merritt Alexander Goolsby Miller Allen Gray Moreno of Harris Averitt Green Moreno of El Paso Bailey Grusendorf Morrison Berman Gutierrez Mowery Bonnen Haggerty Naishtat Bosse Hamric Najera Brimer Hardcastle Nixon Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Noriega Brown of Brazos Hawley Oliveira Burnam Heflin Olivo Callegari Hilbert Pickett Capelo Hilderbran Pitts Carter Hill Puente Chavez Hinojosa Ramsay Chisum Hochberg Rangel Christian Hodge Raymond Clark Homer Reyna of Bexar Coleman Hope Reyna of Dallas Cook Hopson Ritter Corte Howard Sadler Counts Hunter Salinas Crabb Hupp Seaman Craddick Isett Shields Crownover Janek Smith Danburg Jones of Lubbock Smithee Davis of Harris Jones of Bexar Solis Davis of Dallas Jones of Dallas Solomons Delisi Junell Swinford Denny Keel Talton Deshotel Keffer Telford Driver King of Parker Thompson Dukes King of Uvalde Tillery Dunnam Kitchen Truitt Dutton Kolkhorst Turner of Coleman Edwards Krusee Turner of Harris Ehrhardt Kuempel Uher Eiland Lewis of Tarrant Uresti Elkins Lewis of Orange Villarreal Ellis Longoria Walker Farabee Luna West Farrar McCall Williams Flores McClendon Wilson Gallego McReynolds Wise Garcia Madden Wohlgemuth George Marchant Wolens Geren Martinez Fischer Woolley Giddings Maxey Yarbrough Glaze Menendez Zbranek _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 186 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on March 15, 2001. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House