H.R. No. 39

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The life of a renowned artist and horseman drew to a
	close with the passing of Jim Reno of Kerrville on November 1, 2008,
	at the age of 79; and
	WHEREAS, Considered to be one of the world's top sculptors of
	equestrian subjects, Mr. Reno created monumental bronze images of
	famous racehorses as well as a variety of western-themed works; his
	knowledge of his subjects came from firsthand experience, and he
	enjoyed a successful career as a trainer of cutting horses in
	addition to his accomplishments as an artist; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Reno was born on March 14, 1929, in Wheeling,
	West Virginia, and was raised in Indiana; his love of horses began
	at age seven, when he got a job cleaning stalls at the county
	fairgrounds, and his fascination with the animals later inspired
	him to depict them in drawings and wood carvings; his talent earned
	him a scholarship to the John Herron Art Institute in Indianapolis,
	where he completed his formal studies; and
	WHEREAS, Following his graduation in 1952, he headed for the
	Lone Star State, hoping to become a full-time artist; when
	commissions failed to materialize, he supported himself as a horse
	trainer, and his work with cutting horses became an important and
	enduring part of his life; he won acclaim for winning steeds such as
	Madida, Sab, and Shorty Lena, and he and his wife, Mary Jo,
	ultimately built a respected training operation at their ranch in
	Kerrville; Mr. Reno was a prominent figure in the National Cutting
	Horse Association, serving as president and as a member of the
	executive board, and he was inducted into the NCHA Hall of Fame; and
	WHEREAS, His success as an artist required perseverance, but
	in time, word of his abilities began to spread; his major
	breakthrough came in 1973, when he was commissioned by the owner of
	racehorse Secretariat to create a monument to the Triple Crown
	winner; a second statue that he made of the famed Thoroughbred
	stands at the entrance to the Kentucky Horse Park, and other pieces
	by Mr. Reno are found at the headquarters of the American Quarter
	Horse Association in Amarillo, on the Texas Walk of Heroes at Sea
	World in San Antonio, and at the Houston Astrodome; in total, he
	completed 16 large-scale sculptures as well as numerous smaller
	ones that are prized by collectors; and
	WHEREAS, Through his lifelong love of horses and the western
	culture they symbolize, Jim Reno realized many notable achievements
	in two fields of endeavor, and he leaves behind a wealth of
	inspiring artwork to be appreciated by his fellow Texans; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Jim Reno and extend
	sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his wife, Mary
	Jo Schrock Reno; to his children, Kathy Boone and her husband, Dan,
	Jimmy Reno and his wife, Carmen, Johnny Reno and his wife, Amy,
	Charlie Coon and his wife, Caryn, Mike Coon, and Scotty Eisaman and
	his wife, Tami; to his grandchildren, Kelly Reina, Jill Smetek,
	Jodie Cerny, Travis Reno, Tyler Reno, Kendall Coon, Cyndi Coon, and
	Marty Boone; to his great-grandchildren, Bailey Reina, Rylee Reina,
	Chance Cerny, Cassie Cerny, and Julie Smetek; 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 Jim Reno.
	Hilderbran
	Straus Gattis Menendez
	Allen Geren Merritt
	Alonzo Giddings Miklos
	Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
	Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
	Anderson Guillen Moody
	Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
	Berman Hamilton Naishtat
	Bohac Hancock Oliveira
	Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
	Bonnen Harless Orr
	Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
	Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
	Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
	Burnam Hernandez Patrick
	Button Herrero Paxton
	Callegari Hilderbran Peña
	Castro Hochberg Phillips
	Chavez Hodge Pickett
	Chisum Homer Pierson
	Christian Hopson Pitts
	Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
	Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
	Cook Hughes Riddle
	Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
	Crabb Isett Ritter
	Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
	Creighton Jones Rose
	Crownover Keffer Sheffield
	Darby Kent Shelton
	Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
	Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
	Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
	Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
	Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
	Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
	Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
	Edwards Legler Thibaut
	Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
	Eissler Lewis Truitt
	Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
	England Madden Turner of Harris
	Farabee Maldonado Vaught
	Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
	Farrar Marquez Villarreal
	Fletcher Martinez Vo
	Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
	Flynn McCall Weber
	Frost McClendon Woolley
	Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 39 was unanimously adopted by a rising
	vote of the House on February 26, 2009.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House