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  H.R. No. 564
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Pianist Bobbie Nelson has been playing music for
  virtually her entire life, and today, after nearly eight decades as
  a performer, she is continuing to enrich the proud musical legacy of
  Texas; and
         WHEREAS, Bobbie Nelson was born on New Year's Day 1931 in
  Abbott; her parents divorced early in her childhood, and she and her
  younger brother, Willie, were raised by their grandparents, William
  and Nancy Nelson, who instilled in both children a deep love of
  music; at the age of five, she learned to play keyboards from her
  grandmother, first on the family pump organ and later on a piano her
  grandfather bought for $35; after her brother learned the guitar,
  the siblings began performing gospel songs together at school
  events and at the local Methodist church; and
         WHEREAS, In her early teens, Ms. Nelson got her start as a
  touring musician, playing piano on the revival circuit with a
  traveling preacher; at 16, she married Bud Fletcher, who organized
  and managed the Nelson siblings' first band, Bud Fletcher and the
  Texans; she and her husband became the parents of three sons, but
  after their marriage ended, she lost custody of her children for a
  time because the courts disapproved of her occupation of playing
  music in honky-tonks; her career was put on hold as she fought to
  reunite her family, though she was able to put her talents to use
  after being hired as a demonstrator for the Hammond Organ Company;
  following stints in Fort Worth and Austin, she relocated to
  Nashville to be near her brother, who had begun building a
  reputation as one of country music's best songwriters; both Bobbie
  and Willie returned to Texas in the early 1970s and have considered
  themselves Austinites ever since; and
         WHEREAS, Ms. Nelson started performing on her brother's
  recordings, including his 1975 breakthrough album Red Headed
  Stranger; through the decades, "Sister Bobbie," as Willie
  affectionately calls her, has also been a key member of his touring
  band, Family, delighting audiences with her skill in a variety of
  musical idioms; in 2007, she released her first solo album, a
  collection of pop and country standards called Audiobiography, and
  in 2014, she and her brother released December Day, an album
  inspired by their informal jam sessions on the tour bus; and
         WHEREAS, From her early days of playing the pump organ in her
  grandparents' parlor to her performances in recording studios and
  on concert stages around the world, Bobbie Nelson has built a
  sterling reputation as a skilled and intuitive keyboard player, and
  her role as an integral member of Willie Nelson and Family has
  earned her an honored place among the beloved musicians of the Lone
  Star State; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
  Legislature hereby commend Bobbie Nelson for her long and
  illustrious career and for her contributions to Texas music; and,
  be it further
         R
  ESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Ms. Nelson as an expression of high regard by the Texas
  House of Representatives.
 
  Raymond
 
 
Straus Goldman Oliverson
 
Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega
 
Alonzo González of El Paso Paddie
 
Alvarado Gooden Parker
 
Anchia Guerra Paul
 
Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez
 
Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan
 
Arévalo Hefner Phillips
 
Ashby Hernandez Pickett
 
Bailes Herrero Price
 
Bell Hinojosa Raney
 
Bernal Holland Raymond
 
Biedermann Howard Reynolds
 
Blanco Huberty Rinaldi
 
Bohac Hunter Roberts
 
Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar
 
Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis
 
Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
 
Burns Johnson of Harris Rose
 
Burrows Kacal Sanford
 
Button Keough Schaefer
 
Cain King of Hemphill Schofield
 
Canales King of Parker Schubert
 
Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen
 
Clardy Klick Sheffield
 
Coleman Koop Shine
 
Collier Krause Simmons
 
Cook Kuempel Smithee
 
Cortez Lambert Springer
 
Cosper Landgraf Stephenson
 
Craddick Lang Stickland
 
Cyrier Larson Stucky
 
Dale Laubenberg Swanson
 
Darby Leach Thierry
 
Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria
 
Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris
 
Dean Lucio III Tinderholt
 
Deshotel Martinez Turner
 
Dukes Metcalf Uresti
 
Dutton Meyer VanDeaver
 
Elkins Miller Villalba
 
Faircloth Minjarez Vo
 
Fallon Moody Walle
 
Farrar Morrison White
 
Flynn Muñoz, Jr. Wilson
 
Frank Murphy Workman
 
Frullo Murr Wray
 
Geren Neave Wu
 
Gervin-Hawkins Nevárez Zedler
 
Giddings Oliveira Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 564 was adopted by the House on February
  23, 2017, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House