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79S31299 JHS-D

By:  Gallego                                                      H.R. No. 363



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The passing of Allen Wayne Damron of Terlingua on 
August 13, 2005, at the age of 66, deeply saddened the many fans of 
this talented and generous man; and
	WHEREAS, Born and raised in Raymondville, Mr. Damron showed 
an aptitude for music at a young age and maintained his interest in 
performing throughout his life; he received his first guitar at the 
age of eight and began performing in public when he was in the fifth 
grade; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Damron's first professional appearance occurred 
at the age of 18 at Lon Morris College, where he earned an 
associate's degree in drama in 1959; he later received a bachelor's 
degree in psychology from The University of Texas at Austin; and
	WHEREAS, In 1962, Mr. Damron recorded his first album, a 
collaboration with Carol Hedin called Two for the Show; he spent the 
next several years working variously as a dive guide off South Padre 
Island and as a hired hand at Apache Ranch and L. L. Davis Ranch; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Damron's love for music and entertainment led to 
a job as host of a popular weekly television show and a nightly 
radio gig in the late 1960s; he later owned and managed the 
Chequered Flag in Austin, a seminal venue that played host to such 
luminaries as Janis Joplin, Nanci Griffith, and Jerry Jeff Walker 
and gave birth to the famed "Austin sound" that helped define that 
musical era; he also managed the Rubiayat in Dallas and was the 
cofounder and first director of the Kerrville Folk Festival; and
	WHEREAS, In 1986, the Texas Legislature recognized his 
pioneering work in Texas music when they named Mr. Damron a 
"goodwill ambassador to the world"; a decade later, he released his 
first compact disc, entitled 35 Years, and in 1998 he was featured 
on the television program "The All You Can Eat Texas Music Café"; 
and
	WHEREAS, The many accomplishments and achievements of Allen 
Wayne Damron run the entertainment gamut, from acting to 
songwriting to storytelling, and his legacy of success in all his 
undertakings gained him the great respect of audiences across the 
state and around the world; more important, however, is the 
integrity and enthusiasm that characterized all that he did, for 
those qualities were essential to his life and work; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of 
Allen Wayne Damron and extend sincere sympathy to his wife, Marie, 
to his other family members, Mona Sizer, Esther Damron, Jack 
Damron, Denise Bindell, A. Y. Damron, and Mildred Hearn, and to his 
many friends; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of 
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Allen Wayne 
Damron.