R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, The family and many fans of Eddy Shaver of Waco were
 1-2     deeply saddened by the untimely passing of this talented and
 1-3     beloved musician on December 31, 2000, at the age of 38; and
 1-4           WHEREAS, Born John Edwin Shaver on June 20, 1962, he learned
 1-5     to play the guitar at a very young age, learning much of his
 1-6     technique from family friend and Allman Brothers Band member Dickey
 1-7     Betts; son of Brenda Joyce Shaver and famed musician and songwriter
 1-8     Billy Joe Shaver, he accompanied his father on tours as a teenager
 1-9     and later collaborated with him on several acclaimed albums; and
1-10           WHEREAS, Performing in his signature black trenchcoat and
1-11     adopting a rough-hewn persona reminiscent of his father, Mr. Shaver
1-12     entertained audiences with his gritty yet supportive guitar style;
1-13     he accompanied numerous singing greats, including Willie Nelson,
1-14     Guy Clark, Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings, and Dwight Yoakam,
1-15     and during the 1980s he played and toured as a member of  Dwight
1-16     Yoakam's band; and
1-17           WHEREAS, This talented Texan also performed with his father
1-18     in the duo Shaver, and together they produced and wrote such
1-19     outstanding albums as Salt of the Earth, Tramp on Your Street, and
1-20     Victory; their most recent album, The Earth Rolls On, will come out
1-21     in March; and
1-22           WHEREAS, Though Eddy Shaver's life has been cut tragically
1-23     short, his memory will undoubtedly live on, not only in the music
1-24     he left us, but in the hearts of all the people he so deeply
 2-1     touched; now, therefore, be it
 2-2           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
 2-3     Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Eddy Shaver and
 2-4     extend sincere sympathy to his father, Billy Joe Shaver, and to his
 2-5     other friends and family; and, be it further
 2-6           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
 2-7     prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas
 2-8     House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of
 2-9     Eddy Shaver.
                                                                      Wilson
         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. 231 was unanimously adopted by a
         rising vote of the House on February 7, 2001.
                                             _______________________________
                                                 Chief Clerk of the House