H.R. No. 1713
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, In the 1930s and 1940s, Gonzales Joe Bailey, a
blaze-faced chestnut stallion, became one of the most significant
sires of his time; and
WHEREAS, Raised in the South Central Texas county of
Gonzales, this extraordinary steed was blood kin to all of the top
quarter running horses in the region during his lifetime; and
WHEREAS, Gonzales Joe Bailey was designated as one of the 19
foundation sires in 1941 by the American Quarter Horse Association,
and he was responsible for at least 1,500 live foals, including a
host of top champions; and
WHEREAS, This grand ol' sire of Texas was truly deserving of
his illustrious status, and his offspring continue to contribute to
the state's reputation of fine horses; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby honor the legacy of Gonzales Joe Bailey.
Kuempel
Craddick Geren Menendez
Allen of Harris Giddings Merritt
Allen of Dallas Gonzales Miller
Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Moreno of Harris
Anchia Goodman Moreno of El Paso
Anderson Goolsby Morrison
Bailey Griggs Mowery
Baxter Grusendorf Naishtat
Berman Guillen Nixon
Blake Haggerty Noriega
Bohac Hamilton Oliveira
Bonnen Hamric Olivo
Branch Hardcastle Orr
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Otto
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Paxton
Burnam Hegar Pena
Callegari Herrero Phillips
Campbell Hilderbran Pickett
Casteel Hill Pitts
Castro Hochberg Puente
Chavez Hodge Quintanilla
Chisum Homer Raymond
Coleman Hope Reyna
Cook of Navarro Hopson Riddle
Cook of Colorado Howard Ritter
Corte Hughes Rodriguez
Crabb Hunter Rose
Crownover Hupp Seaman
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas Jackson Smith of Harris
Dawson Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solis
Denny Keel Solomons
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Strama
Driver Keffer of Eastland Straus
Dukes King of Parker Swinford
Dunnam King of Zavala Talton
Dutton Kolkhorst Taylor
Edwards Krusee Thompson
Eiland Kuempel Truitt
Eissler Laney Turner
Elkins Laubenberg Uresti
Escobar Leibowitz Van Arsdale
Farabee Luna Veasey
Farrar Madden Villarreal
Flores Martinez Vo
Flynn Martinez Fischer West
Frost McCall Wong
Gallego McClendon Woolley
Gattis McReynolds Zedler
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1713 was adopted by the House on May
18, 2005, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House