82R27434 JGH-D
By: Miller of Comal H.R. No. 2087
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, On the National Day of the American Cowboy, July 23,
2011, the Frontier Times Museum is inducting into its Texas Heroes
Hall of Honor five extraordinary Texans, including Kinky Friedman,
Scooter Fries, Toots Mansfield, Wyman Meinzer, and Louis M. Pearce,
Jr.; and
WHEREAS, The museum was founded in 1933 to house the Western
memorabilia collected by J. Marvin Hunter, the publisher of
Frontier Times magazine and the author of numerous books; the 2011
Hall of Honor ceremony celebrates the pioneering spirit, strength
of character, and contributions to Texas culture of one posthumous
inductee and four living legends; and
WHEREAS, Toots Mansfield is the posthumous inductee; a
seven-time world champion calf roper, he is being commemorated for
his achievements as well as for all his endeavors that served to
promote the proud legacy of the rodeo in Texas; and
WHEREAS, Kinky Friedman is a cultural icon, musician, author,
politician, entrepreneur, and animal lover who has consistently
provided a humorous perspective on life in the Lone Star State; and
WHEREAS, The official state photographer of Texas in 1997,
Wyman Meinzer, has traveled the state for more than a quarter of a
century, capturing the beauty of its landscape and the distinct
cultures of its people; and
WHEREAS, Louis M. Pearce, Jr., has devoted more than six
decades of his life to building the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
into one of the best and largest exhibitions of its kind in the
United States; and
WHEREAS, Former child prodigy roper Scooter Fries has won
three state rodeo championships and two national rodeo
championships and has helped preserve the heritage of rodeo by
establishing the Cowboy Capital Rodeo Association; and
WHEREAS, The many achievements of the 2011 Texas Heroes Hall
of Honor inductees have greatly enhanced the richness and diversity
of Texas culture, and they are indeed deserving of this special
recognition from the Frontier Times Museum; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate the 2011 inductees of the Frontier
Times Museum Texas Heroes Hall of Honor and celebrate their
enduring contributions to the Lone Star State; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the living legend honorees and for the Frontier Times
Museum as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of
Representatives.