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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, On the National Day of the American Cowboy, July 23, |
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2011, the Frontier Times Museum is inducting into its Texas Heroes |
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Hall of Honor five extraordinary Texans, including Kinky Friedman, |
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Scooter Fries, Toots Mansfield, Wyman Meinzer, and Louis M. Pearce, |
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Jr.; and |
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WHEREAS, The museum was founded in 1933 to house the Western |
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memorabilia collected by J. Marvin Hunter, the publisher of |
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Frontier Times magazine and the author of numerous books; the 2011 |
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Hall of Honor ceremony celebrates the pioneering spirit, strength |
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of character, and contributions to Texas culture of one posthumous |
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inductee and four living legends; and |
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WHEREAS, Toots Mansfield is the posthumous inductee; a |
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seven-time world champion calf roper, he is being commemorated for |
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his achievements as well as for all his endeavors that served to |
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promote the proud legacy of the rodeo in Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Kinky Friedman is a cultural icon, musician, author, |
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politician, entrepreneur, and animal lover who has consistently |
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provided a humorous perspective on life in the Lone Star State; and |
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WHEREAS, The official state photographer of Texas in 1997, |
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Wyman Meinzer, has traveled the state for more than a quarter of a |
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century, capturing the beauty of its landscape and the distinct |
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cultures of its people; and |
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WHEREAS, Louis M. Pearce, Jr., has devoted more than six |
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decades of his life to building the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo |
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into one of the best and largest exhibitions of its kind in the |
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United States; and |
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WHEREAS, Former child prodigy roper Scooter Fries has won |
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three state rodeo championships and two national rodeo |
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championships and has helped preserve the heritage of rodeo by |
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establishing the Cowboy Capital Rodeo Association; and |
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WHEREAS, The many achievements of the 2011 Texas Heroes Hall |
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of Honor inductees have greatly enhanced the richness and diversity |
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of Texas culture, and they are indeed deserving of this special |
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recognition from the Frontier Times Museum; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the 2011 inductees of the Frontier |
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Times Museum Texas Heroes Hall of Honor and celebrate their |
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enduring contributions to the Lone Star State; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the living legend honorees and for the Frontier Times |
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Museum as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of |
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Representatives. |
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Miller of Comal |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2087 was adopted by the House on May |
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26, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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