H.R. No. 763



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The passing of Thomas Purcell McNair, Jr., on May 3, 
2006, deeply saddened the family and many friends of this beloved 
gentleman and renowned horseman; and
	WHEREAS, Born in Lakeland, Florida, Tom McNair graduated from 
Randolph-Henry High School in Charlotte Court House, Virginia, 
where he was an all-state basketball and football player; after 
serving in the U.S. Air Force for four years, he attended 
Hampden-Sydney College and later studied at Virginia Tech; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. McNair worked for 23 years as a manager-trainer 
for Glennloch Arabian Farms, establishing himself as one of the 
premier Arabian horsemen in the world and a recognized expert who 
freely shared his extensive knowledge with others; he garnered 
hundreds of regional, national, and international championships 
and is perhaps most widely remembered for his five national wins and 
numerous other championships with one of the top-winning Egyptian 
show horses of all time, *SAKR+++; and
	WHEREAS, Named the 1985 American Horse Show Association 
Horseman of the Year, Mr. McNair received lifetime achievement 
awards from the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, the Pyramid 
Society, and the Arabian Professional and Amateur Horseman's 
Association; moreover, at the 2005 National Arabian Horse Show, he 
received a lifetime achievement award for his judging career, and 
he was selected to be in the first group of inductees into the 
American Horse Association Judges Hall of Fame; and
	WHEREAS, Tom McNair's passion for horses was surpassed only 
by his love for his family and friends, and this wise and generous 
teacher will forever be remembered for the lessons he shared that 
touched the lives of those in the horse community and beyond; 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 
Thomas Purcell McNair, Jr., and extend sincere sympathy to the 
members of his family:  to his wife, Sylvia Jones McNair; to his 
son, Daniel McNair and his wife, Linda; to his daughter, Maggie 
McNair Huggins and her husband, Ben; to his brother, E. Chandler 
McNair and his wife, Claudia; to his grandchildren; to his former 
wife, Rhita McNair; and to his other relatives and 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 Tom McNair.

                                                                            Hupp


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                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 763 was unanimously adopted by a 
rising vote of the House on May 15, 2006.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House