H.R. No. 737

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Thomas Randall Snow of Terrell experienced a
	life-changing accident while still a teen, yet he went on to become
	a world-renowned athlete who inspired countless admirers across the
	Lone Star State and beyond; and
	WHEREAS, Born on May 24, 1959, Randy Snow was a state-ranked
	tennis player dreaming of a pro career when he was paralyzed at the
	age of 16 in a farm accident; he graduated from Terrell High School
	and enrolled at The University of Texas at Austin, establishing a
	wheelchair basketball team there, and he later transferred to The
	University of Texas at Arlington and participated in the school's
	wheelchair athletic program, ultimately earning a bachelor's
	degree in 1986; he subsequently received a master's degree in
	psychology from the University of Phoenix; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Snow competed in wheelchair tennis, track, and
	basketball, with an impressive record of success in all three
	sports; after receiving a standing ovation and a silver medal for
	his performance in the men's 1500-meter wheelchair exhibition race
	at the 1984 Summer Olympics, he helped focus attention on disabled
	athletes and assisted in the launch of the Paralympic Games; he was
	a 16-time U.S. Open wheelchair champion between 1981 and 1993, won
	gold medals in the 1992 Summer Paralympic Games in Barcelona for
	singles and doubles tennis, and was a member of the bronze
	medal-winning wheelchair basketball team at the 1996 Atlanta Games;
	moreover, he was named outstanding athlete at the National
	Wheelchair Games and became the only participant to medal in three
	different sports in the summer Paralympic Games; and
	WHEREAS, This notable competitor was inducted into the Texas
	Tennis Hall of Fame in 2001 and the National Spinal Cord Injury Hall
	of Fame in 2005, and he was the first paralympian inducted into the
	U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 2004; and
	WHEREAS, Also a leader in business and motivational speaking
	and the author of three books, Mr. Snow conducted the Randy Snow
	Wheelchair Tennis Camps and developed the United States
	Professional Tennis Association wheelchair certification; he had a
	20-year career with Sunrise Medical, a company that makes
	wheelchairs and other devices, and he founded his own venture, NO
	XQs, Inc., in 1999; in addition, he served on the board of the
	Terrell Friends of the Library and was active in Wheels for
	Humanity, Turning Point Nation, and other groups that encourage and
	support individuals with disabilities; he was leading a wheelchair
	tennis camp in El Salvador for the International Tennis Federation
	at the time of his death on November 19, 2009, and he was
	posthumously inducted into the U.S. Professional Tennis
	Association Hall of Fame the following year; and
	WHEREAS, In conjunction with the annual Kaufman County Day
	festivities at the State Capitol, the date of March 7, 2011, is also
	being recognized as Randy Snow Day in memory of this longtime county
	resident and esteemed Texan; and
	WHEREAS, Refusing to let his disability define him, Randy
	Snow brought to all of his endeavors great skill, optimism, and
	determination, and his achievements have touched more lives than he
	could ever know; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize March 7, 2011, as Randy Snow Day and
	pay tribute to the life and legacy of this remarkable Texan.
	Gooden
	Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison
	Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr.
	Allen Gooden Murphy
	Alonzo Guillen Naishtat
	Alvarado Gutierrez Nash
	Anchia Hamilton Oliveira
	Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr
	Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto
	Aycock Harless Parker
	Beck Harper-Brown Patrick
	Berman Hartnett Paxton
	Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena
	Bonnen Hilderbran Perry
	Branch Hochberg Phillips
	Brown Hopson Pickett
	Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts
	Burnam Howard of Travis Price
	Button Huberty Quintanilla
	Cain Hughes Raymond
	Callegari Hunter Reynolds
	Carter Isaac Riddle
	Castro Jackson Ritter
	Chisum Johnson Rodriguez
	Christian Keffer Schwertner
	Coleman King of Parker Scott
	Cook King of Taylor Sheets
	Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield
	Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton
	Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson
	Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris
	Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant
	J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee
	S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons
	Deshotel Lavender Strama
	Driver Legler Taylor of Collin
	Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston
	Dutton Lozano Thompson
	Eiland Lucio III Torres
	Eissler Lyne Truitt
	Elkins Madden Turner
	Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
	Farrar Margo Villarreal
	Fletcher Marquez Vo
	Flynn Martinez Walle
	Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber
	Gallego McClendon White
	Garza Menendez Woolley
	Geren Miles Workman
	Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler
	Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 737 was unanimously adopted by a rising
	vote of the House on March 7, 2011.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House